Dr. Henry Tabel, Associate Professor, Veterinary Microbiology, works with a 'de-scented' skunk. The objective is to be able to vaccinate the skunk orally through bait containing killed rabies virus.
Standing in front of the Unit van are l to r: Dr. D.J. Cotton, Dr. James A. Dosman, and Dr. B.A. Graham. All are Assistant Professors of Medicine. Likely taken outside of University Hospital.
Note on back: "Shirley Dawn (seated), daughter of the late naturalist Grey Owl, examines memorabilia associated with her father's life and work. Mrs. Georgeann Short, who is doing a study of Grey Owl for a masters thesis at the University of Saskatchewan, points out an item of interest".
An unidentified man with two small children look at a display of animal skeletons in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, accompanied by a Veterinary employee or student at Vetavision.
View of tractor-pulling contest at the Saskatoon Exhibition. Tractors, trailers, audience, and other equipment visible on infield. Grandstand in background.
Note on back: "Pam Taylor, instructor in household equipment, [College of Home Economics], prepares to monitor the energy an electric kettle uses in boiling water. The monitoring panel measures the energy consumption of various electrical appliances and provides a reading in terms of kilowatt hours".
Note on back: "Dr. T.R. Bone, principal of Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow, Scotland, was the first first speaker in the 1977-78 University Lecture series". Dr. Bone operates an overhead projector while speaking.
Note on back: "Brazilians (l to r) Julio Meira e Sa, Clemente Carneiro da Silva, Marivone Gonzaga de Almeida, and Waldeciro Colaco gather a cylinder of soil adjacent to the U of S experimental grain plots for isotopic and nutrient analysis. The students are undertaking two-year doctoral soil science studies at the University and will return to Brazil in the fall of 1978 to begin projects related to tropical soils".
Note on back: "A new lily, named 'Saskatoon', was unveiled at the 30th International Lily Show by Saskatoon Mayor Cliff Wright (right) while E.A. Maginnis, Associate Professor of Horticulture Science, looks on".
Note on back: "Dr. John Weil (seated) examines a model of a quartz crystal with Darbha Suryanarayana, a post-doctoral fellow whose employment is subsidized by the NRC [National Research Council] fund. The instrument in the background is an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, which is used to analyze defects in quartz crystals".
