dbomberger Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I think I figured out how to get these loaded to the forum. From my visit on 2/22/2016. A great place to visit, please see my previous post about the visit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 What's the Klipsch connection to Las Cruces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbomberger Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 New Mexico State University is home to the Paul and Valerie Klipsch Museum. Paul and Valerie have been prominent donors and provided the incredible selection of materials from Paul's career, his early history which is centered around Las Cruces and the opportunity to hear and compare the Heritage line up as well as listening to the original Jubilee's. Wonderful museum available by appointment only. See my earlier post from Monday for more details. Also search for Klipsch Museum or Las Cruces on the forum for the reports of others as well. Highly recommended if you are in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 What's the Klipsch connection to Las Cruces? College. It's where he graduated. It's just up the highway from El Paso, TX where he spent a part of his youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORE KLIPSCH PLEASE Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Very cool..... thanks for posting the pic's... MKP :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Even with glass tops on the Klipschorn pair, I hope the plants aren't real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 NMSU is where Paul got his B.S. in electrical engineering degree -- in essence, that is where it all started. Of course back when he was in school, it was called the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Even with glass tops on the Klipschorn pair, I hope the plants aren't real... No, not real plants. That room is normally locked up and only opened on occasion whenever someone requests a tour of the museum. Hint: don't go there when school isn't in session as there will be nobody there to open it up for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Morbius Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 That's really super! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 In the photo with the wooden T-square, what's up with the "Swastika" plaque? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 In the photo with the wooden T-square, what's up with the "Swastika" plaque? That's actually a yearbook -- the name of it was "The Swastica." The name was eventually changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Great photos, shows a lot of history, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbomberger Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 In the photo with the wooden T-square, what's up with the "Swastika" plaque? Hitler ruined a perfectly good symbol. I saw some early Rudyard Kipliing books for example that were decorated with the symbol. Kind of kept me from wanting to own them. Lots of other similar examples. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 PWK also went to Stanford (for graduate work?) In the photo with the wooden T-square, what's up with the "Swastika" plaque? Hitler ruined a perfectly good symbol. I saw some early Rudyard Kipliing books for example that were decorated with the symbol. Kind of kept me from wanting to own them. Lots of other similar examples. I agree with dbomberger, Hitler ruined it. While, after the Nazi horror, it may make us sick to see it, it does have a long history in several cultures, on several continents. Since it was around in pre-Columbian America, it's use by New Mexico State University (formerly "college") may arise from a Native American culture nearby. I don't know, but I'll bet the answer is somewhere online. According to A Dictionary of Symbols (page 307, hardbound version), it was sometimes used by Hindus (thus Kipling), Celts, and even shows up in a Christian catacomb. It can be seen as a solar symbol, or a solar wheel. I think I heard of it being associated with fire ... or with the area of the sky we call The Big Dipper. It (obviously) can be seen as symbolizing rotation (revolution?). I think the Nazi one was somewhat tilted, and some of the others were not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Interesting pics, thanks for the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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