In this 1958 photo, a student at what was then Appalachian State Teachers College works on a laboratory project for the Microtechnique course. @AppState #AppStateUniversityLibraries #ArchivesScience #ArchivesHashtagParty

An @AppState student in a laboratory classroom in the newly-completed Rankin Science Building at Appalachian State Teachers College, early 1960s. She can be seen pouring a liquid from a beaker into a tube. #AppStateUniversityLibraries #ArchivesScience #ArchivesHashtagParty

This image shows the first attempt to photograph the moon at Rankin Science Observatory by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Appalachian State University on July 15, 1964. #AppStateUniversityLibraries #ArchivesScience #ArchivesHashtagParty