Throwback Thursday - 1949 Classroom

Photo courtesy of the Samford University Library Special Collection

An undated photograph of students in class at Howard College's East Lake campus. The photograph has been stored with others from 1949, but may not be related.

Throwback Thursday - Move-In Day

Image courtesy of the Samford University Library Special Collection

Tomorrow is the big day as students officially move in for Fall 2017!  As a means of saying "WELCOME" to all those coming back for another year, along with those incoming freshmen beginning their own Samford Story, here's a Throwback Thursday picture of two young ladies doing the same.  While the photo itself is undated, we believe that it dates back to either the 1960s or 1970s.

Throwback Thursday - 1970 Samford Students

Image courtesy of the Samford University Library Special Collection.

Campus feels so empty during the summer, so here's an image of students crossing the quad from 1970 to remind us what it feels like during the regular school year.  It also reminds us that the large trees in front of the library weren't always so large.

Throwback Thursday - Howard Students, 1895

Image courtesy of the Samford University Library Special Collection.

Back in 1895, all Howard College students wore military style uniforms.  While we don't know exactly how hot it was at the time -- the record high temperature for Birmingham on this date was 101 °F in 2010 -- it's probably safe to assume that none of these students felt cold in this picture.