Two unidentified students view slides in a College of Medicine classroom laboratory in this photo from 1961.
A light fixture has been integrated into the table as a light source. The bulb has an opaque cap to promote the light pooling just above the table.
Each student on registering for first year medicine was required to provide a microscope approved by the Professor of Anatomy.
The microscope could be purchased from the University Bookstore on a deferred payment plan.