| Summary: | Color print aerial view of the central campus of Howard College, known today as Samford University, located in Birmingham, AL. Multiple white buildings set among a canopy of mature trees. Walkway leads from steps at street to every building on campus. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'B-17 -- Aerial view of Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.' Printed on back: 'One of the state's oldest institutions, founded January 3, 1842, Howard College has been located the last fifty-seven years in Birmingham. This air view shows the college city of white nestled at the foot of the hills among the green foliage, with Berry Field where the Bulldogs romp in the background, and Main Hall, fifty-seven years old, at the top center, flanked by the gymnasium, boys' dormitory, science hall, library, sorority lodges an other recitation halls. It is under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Baptist Convention and numbers among its graduates some of the foremost citizens of the state and country. 1B-H2461, Ehler's News Co., Birmingham, Ala, Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art Colortone" post card (Reg.U.S.Pat.Off.)'
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