I love this picture. It was processed by Adolph and is of him working at Ansco Film Company. The calendar in the back seems to indicate it was April 9th 1945. It looks like the dates prior to the 9th were crossed out. He did not have an opportunity to go to college but did very well in high school and loved chemistry and photography. He started work at Ansco when he was about 18 or 19 and worked there for 46 years. He loved his work which was mostly chemical research. Technically he was a chemical technician, not a chemist.
Blow up of the calendar in the background.He had the mind of a chemist and it seemed he picked the right job for himself.