Heritage Center /coloradan/ en The Frankenstein Switch of 抖阴旅行射鈥檚 Old Main /coloradan/2021/11/05/frankenstein-switch-cus-old-main <span>The Frankenstein Switch of 抖阴旅行射鈥檚 Old Main</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-11-05T00:00:00-06:00" title="Friday, November 5, 2021 - 00:00">Fri, 11/05/2021 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/coloradanfall21-artifact-2000x1600_0.png?h=8cdfae84&amp;itok=p1aLARLK" width="1200" height="600" alt="vintage electrical switch "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1379"> Infographic </a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/72"> Old 抖阴旅行射 </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/380" hreflang="en">抖阴旅行射 Boulder</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1173" hreflang="en">Heritage Center</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/182" hreflang="en">History</a> </div> <a href="/coloradan/christie-sounart">Christie Sounart</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2024-10/coloradanfall21-artifact-2000x1600_0.jpg?itok=F7PHaRQP" width="1500" height="1200" alt="抖阴旅行射 Heritage center artifact"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>From 1924 to 1925, Old Main underwent renovations to redesign its theater, add a laboratory and generally improve the building, originally built in 1876.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭hose were the days when Old Main was the University,鈥 declared the <em>Colorado Alumnus</em> in November 1924. 鈥淚ts windows rattled, its walls rocked during storms and its floors and stairs creaked with the weight of a hundred students, the entire University population. And it still stands, but it will rock and creak no more.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>Electric ceiling lighting replaced kerosene lamps, candles and gas mantles. This particular electrical switch is believed to be one of the switches that sourced the building鈥檚 power.</p><p>Similar in appearance to the one used in the 1931 Frankenstein film, the heavy switch contains a slate baseplate and a tiny triangular logo from electric manufacturing company, Trumbull-Vanderpoel, based in Bantam, Connecticut.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Fred Luiszer</strong> (Geol鈥87; PhD鈥97) donated the switch to the 抖阴旅行射 Heritage Center in 2018. He acquired it as a student in the late 1960s when minor upgrades were made to Old Main. <a href="/alumni/oldmainswitch" rel="nofollow">Read more about this Heritage Center artifact</a>.<br><br><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor&nbsp;</span></a></p><hr><p>Photo by Mona Lambrecht, 抖阴旅行射 Heritage Center</p><hr></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>An artifact of 抖阴旅行射鈥檚 Heritage Center is believed to be one of the switches that sourced power for Old Main.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/fall-2021" hreflang="und">Fall 2021</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 11101 at /coloradan Then 鈥 1946 /coloradan/2019/03/01/governor-ralph-carr-gift <span>Then 鈥 1946</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-05-17T01:00:00-06:00" title="Friday, May 17, 2019 - 01:00">Fri, 05/17/2019 - 01:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/carr_watch.cc37.jpg?h=188f85c2&amp;itok=Httu8x3z" width="1200" height="600" alt="Carr Watch"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1064"> Community </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1173" hreflang="en">Heritage Center</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/182" hreflang="en">History</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/carr_watch.cc37.jpg?itok=j2S1Qp4g" width="1500" height="1071" alt="Carr Watch"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The Japanese American Citizens League honored Colorado Governor <strong>Ralph Carr</strong> (A&amp;S1910 Law1912) with this watch for his stand against the internment of Japanese-Americans in domestic prison camps following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Carr, who was governor from 1939 to 1943, was among the only U.S. politicians to oppose the camps publicly. The watch, held in 抖阴旅行射鈥檚 Heritage Center, is inscribed 鈥淚n grateful appreciation for your Courageous Stand for Democratic and American Principles.鈥<br> <br> <em>Photo by Casey A. Cass</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The Japanese American Citizens League honored Colorado Governor Ralph Carr with a gold watch for his stand against the internment of Japanese-Americans in domestic prison camps following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It now lives in 抖阴旅行射's Heritage Center.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 17 May 2019 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 9069 at /coloradan