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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Back of postcard reads: "The largest privately-supported and fully-accredited co-educational institution in Alabama, Howard was founded at Marion, Ala., in 1841, moved to the East Lake section of Birmingham in 1887, and to its present 400-acre campus in Shades Valley in 1957. An institution of th... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The Crippled Children's Clinic and Hospital, at 620 South 19th Street, was established in 1929 for the orthopedic treatment of underprivileged children. It has provided help for the care of thousands of needy children from 65 counties in Alabama. Much of the money used in erection of this outstan... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “Oaklawn Plantation – one of the most beautiful ante-bellum homes in Huntsville, Alabama – was built around 1844 and served as a hospital during the Spanish-American War. The late Max Luther transformed the 175 acre estate into a stock farm. He also maintained a very fine stable for his noted fiv... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Built in 1842, this Arlington home was once used by General J. H. Wilson as headquarters for the Federal Army in the spring of 1865. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “The Governor’s Mansion, located at 1142 South Perry Street in Montgomery, Ala. is one of the Capitol City’s showplaces. The State acquired the property, which was built in 1900, from the Ligon Family in 1950. The gleaming white structure, of antebellum design, surrounded by spacious grounds and ... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: To view, click the arrow icon at the top right of the image. Souvenir postcard packet showing images from Selma, Alabama, circa 1940s. 1) “Fort W. W. Quarles Armory”; 2) “Selma Country Club”; 3) “Vaughan Memorial Hospital”; 4) “First Presbyterian Church”; 5) “Dallas Avenue, Selma, Ala.” 6) “YMCA”... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Vulcan, The Iron Man, weighing 60 tons, is the largest cast-iron statue in the world, and, with the exception of the Statue of Liberty, the highest statue in America. It was made to represent Birmingham at the St. Louis exposition in 1904, and was recently moved to its present location. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “This view shows one of the beautiful bedrooms of Arlington Shrine which is furnished in antebellum period furnishings. Arlington was occupied by Gen. Wilson of the Union Army during the Civil War.” View Full Item at Samford University Library