Howard College cornerstone ceremony, 1955

Administration and honorary guests pause for a picture next to the cornerstone for Samford Hall where each person spread mortar on the piece as part of the cornerstone laying ceremony at Lakeshore campus in April 1955. Back of photograph reads: "Participating in the historic ceremony at which t...

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Published: Samford University Archives
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Online Access:https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/23511
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Summary:Administration and honorary guests pause for a picture next to the cornerstone for Samford Hall where each person spread mortar on the piece as part of the cornerstone laying ceremony at Lakeshore campus in April 1955. Back of photograph reads: "Participating in the historic ceremony at which the cornerstone was laid for Howard College's new $11 million campus were: (left to right) President Harwell G. Davis, L.M. Smith, Thomas D. Russell, Memory L. Robinson, Paul A. Redmond, for the trustees; Dr. A.H. Reid, for the Baptist denomination; Dean P.P. Burns, faculty; Mrs. Fred W. Kilgore (front), represents the WMU, and (back) James A. Head, representing citizens of Birmingham as Chamber of Commerce president and ceremony chairman."