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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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." |
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Howard College cornerstone ceremony, 1955Howard College Cornerstone Ceremony, 1955H-DayBurns, Percy Pratt, 1884-1957Davis, Harwell Goodwin, 1882-1977ConstructionPresidentsSamford HallSamford University (Howard College)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."1955Imagephotographs0cd13d9f-bc46-40e6-8b33-57977d76129dhttps://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/23511https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/0cd13d9f-bc46-40e6-8b33-57977d76129dp-od0008631950-1959This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Special Collection department at Samford University. (mailto:scdept@samford.edu) |
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Howard College Cornerstone Ceremony, 1955 H-Day Burns, Percy Pratt, 1884-1957 Davis, Harwell Goodwin, 1882-1977 Construction Presidents Samford Hall Samford University (Howard College) |
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