Father of the Flume: Ralph Parshall
Early Years

A freshman at Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) in 1899, a young Ralph Parshall starts his long and celebrated association with the school.

Colorado Agricultural College Freshman Class, 1899 (From Historical Photographs, Archives and Special Collections, CSU)

Freshman Class, 1899
(From Historical Photographs, Archives and Special Collections, CSU)

Colorado Agricultural College Freshman Class, 1899 (closeup, Ralph Parshall labeled #9) (From Historical Photographs, Archives and Special Collections, CSU)

Freshman Class, 1899 (closeup, Ralph Parshall labeled #9)
(From Historical Photographs, Archives and Special Collections, CSU)