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A walk through the convent — technology photo album
January 10, 2014 | |
The Providence Hall resource center still utilizes its carefully sorted card catalog.
The toggle marked “Main” on this switchboard in the Owens Hall tunnels is entirely too tempting.
This incinerator, also in the Owens Hall tunnels, is no longer in use.
These old gauges are deep in the tunnels of Owens Hall, where a whole slew of decades-old technology is still in use.
The fire alarms in Owens Hall are bright red horns.
The binding machine proclaims proudly that it is a “No. 4 Boston Stitcher.” When in use, the machine makes sounds like this: “KerCHUNK kerCHUNK kerCHUNK!”
The Printery in Owens Hall still uses this binding machine straight out of the industrial age.
This box controls the chimes in the tower of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Whereas the bells used to be rung by hand, now the chimes ring electronically.
Sister Noralee Keefe works on a Word document in her office.
A small library nook has a full bookshelf of VHS tapes.
Sisters who get their hair cut and styled “in house” enjoy this nice hair washing sink.
In the beauty salon where sisters get their hair cut is this seated hair dryer.
This typewriter is also in the computer room, for sisters wanting to type something up the old-fashioned way.
A sister watches a video in the computer room. She was particularly proud that she had gotten the speakers to work correctly.
Another of the many old sewing machines still in use at the convent.
This fancy new sewing machine was donated to the SP sewing room. The sisters are impressed by all of the buttons and the stitch selection.
One of many old sewing machines still in use at the convent.
A state-of-the-art security system protects the convent.
Amanda Maher uses the PA system in Providence Hall.
CDs available for checkout in the resource center, stacked just as we found them.
A giant dictionary in the resource center
Sister Kay Kelly gets around well in her motorized wheelchair.
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