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Zeus Missile
Back: ARMY'S ZEUS MISSILE AGAINST AN OLD SOUTHERN BACKGROUND
A Zeus Missile - part of the Army's Nike-X Anti-Missile System - is posed in front of the Goddard House at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., home of the U. S. Army Missile Command. The Goddard House is an old plantation house taken over by the Army when the Arsenal was established near Huntsville in 1941. -
Y.M.C.A. Building
Front: Y.M.C.A. Building, Huntsville, Ala. -
Y.M.C.A.
Front: Y.M.C.A., Huntsville, Ala. -
Written receipt of payment.
This written receipt acknowledges payment by Hutchens & Murdock for a purchase for the plumbing shop from Huntsville Gas Light Company. -
Working with a Sperry Rand Univac in the UAH Computer Center at the Research Institute.
Plans for installing a Univac at the Research Institute were detailed in SUN Magazine, a Sperry Rand publication, around 1962. The author of "The Alabama Research Institute: A Dreams Comes True for Huntsville and Dr. Hermann" notes that "Recently Dr. [Rudolf] Hermann completed arrangements with officials of the Univac Division of Sperry Rand Corporation for installation of a Univac 1107." -
Witness list as submitted to the Comannding General, Third United States Army.
In this letter, the Defense Counsel provides a list of witnesses for the defense in the case of John Nickerson. -
Witness list as submitted to the Comannding General, Third United States Army.
In this letter, the Defense Counsel provides a list of witnesses for the defense in the case of John Nickerson. -
Wisdom Falls
Front: WISDOM FALLS. 45 FT., NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALA. -
William R. Lucas speaks at the Redstone Test Stand landmark ceremony.
Bill Lucas was the director of Marshall Space Flight Center from 1974 to 1986. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
William H. Councill Hall
Front: "WILLIAM H. COUNCILL HALL". GIRLS DORMITORY. ALABAMA STATE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL INSTITUTE. NORMAL ALABAMA -
William A. Schulze and Hans Palaoro at Marshall Space Flight Center.
The bulletin board behind Schulze reads "Vehicle Engineering Branch." Palaoro was the head of the Vehicle Systems Engineering Branch of the Structures and Mechanics Division at Marshall Space Flight Center. -
Wildcat Still Atop Green Mountain
Back: NATURE TRAIL, Atop Green Mountain Near Huntsville, Alabama
Tourists find this Wildcat Still interesting and informative. A.B.C. supervised construction, complete and typical of many Family Factories operating locally. Tourism rates Alabama's third largest industry. Top two are probably Bootlegging and Federally cosponsored Urban Renewal (Downtown Demolition), depending on local election results. -
Wernher von Braun, Jean Perrault, Olga Ley, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection.
The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970. -
Wernher von Braun with daughter Margrit and son Peter in the crowd at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.
MSFC Director of Administration and Technical Services David H. Newby is shown in the foreground. -
Wernher von Braun presents an Award of Achievement to Jean Drake at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.
Drake worked in the Safety Office. Lois Smith is shown seated at left. -
Wernher von Braun and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.
The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. -
Wernher and Maria von Braun at a cocktail party given for the Alabama legislature.
A note on the back of the photo reads, "Cocktail Party for legislature at time Huntsville wanted Research Park & Institute for university." From left to right: Mrs. Foster Haley, Mrs. Milton Cummings, Wernher von Braun, Maria von Braun, Roscoe Roberts, Ryan DeGraffenried, and Milton Cummings. -
Welcome to Huntsville. Missile and Space Capital.
Front: Welcome to Huntsville. Missile and Space Capital.
Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Welcome to the "Outer Space Capitol, USA" - a progressive and friendly metropolis. -
Weeden House
Front: Weeden House, Home of Howard Weeden, Huntsville, Ala. -
Weeden Homestead
Front: The Weeden Homestead, Huntsville, Alabama. "Bandana Ballads" -
Washington Street on East Side Square
Front: Street Scene - Huntsville, Ala. -
Washington Street on East Side Square
Front: Washington Street, Huntsville, Ala. -
Washington Street on East Side Square
Front: Washington Street, Huntsville, Ala. -
Washington Street Looking North
Front: Washington Street Looking North, Huntsville, Ala. -
Washington Street at Night, Looking South
Front: Washington Street at Night, Looking South, Huntsville, Alabama -
Washington Street at Night, Looking North
Front: Huntsville, Ala.
Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, WASHINGTON STREET AT NIGHT
Huntsville was the scene of these "firsts" in Alabama:
1811 - first town incorporated
1812 - first Masonic Lodge chartered
1816 - first bank incorporated
1819 - first state constitution drafted
1819 - first governor inaugurated
1819 - first session of state legislature held
1824 - first cotton mill erected
1965 - first in "Outer Space, U.S.A." -
Washington Street & Court Square
Front: Washington Street & Court Square, Huntsville, Ala. -
Wake Robin Motel
Front: Wake Robin Motel, Huntsville, Ala., 1 Mile North on U. S. 231
Back: WAKE ROBIN MOTEL, One Mile North on U.S. Highway 231, Huntsville, Ala. Air conditioned optional. Modern and Quiet. "Comfort without Extravagance". Phone 9146. -
W.L. Halsey transaction, August 7, 1900.
This image of a W.L. Halsey transaction from August 7, 1900, is cropped from page 471 of Harrison Brothers Hardware Company daybook 2, 1898-1902. The transaction on this page was paid for in cash and does not correspond to a customer account page. W.L. Halsey purchased tobacco products in this transaction. W.L. Halsey owned a grocery company in Huntsville, Alabama, and was a frequent customer at Harrison Brothers. -
W.L. Halsey and C.H. Halsey grocery store advertisements, 1896.
This is an image of page six of the Weekly Mercury from July 1896. W.L. Halsey and C.H. Halsey advertisements for their grocery stores are featured on this page. Other advertisements on this page include "C.C. Anderson Druggist", "W.R. Rison & Co. Bankers", "Sheffey & Dean", and "Herstein & Lowenthal, Proprietors." -
W.L. Halsey + Co. transaction, October 21, 1903.
This image of a W.L. Halsey + Co. transaction from October 21, 1903, is cropped from page 273 of Harrison Brothers Hardware Company daybook 3, 1901-1903. The transaction on this page corresponds to page 63 in Harrison Brothers Hardware Company customer account ledger 1, 1897-1904. In this transaction, W.L. Halsey + Co. purchased various Queensware, metalware items, and 1 dozen opal chicks. W.L. Halsey + Co. was a grocery company in Huntsville, Alabama, and was a frequent customer at Harrison Brothers. Harrison Brothers began selling hardware products in 1903 and hardware and home furnishing items gradually became their primary merchandise. -
W.L. Halsey + Co. customer account page, 1901-1903.
This is a W.L. Halsey customer account page on page 63 of Harrison Brothers Hardware Company customer account ledger 1, 1897-1904. Transactions and payments on this ledger page correspond to Harrison Brothers Hardware Company daybook 2, 1898-1902, and Harrison Brothers Hardware Company daybook 3, 1901-1903, and date from September 6, 1901 to November 17, 1903. -
W. J. Blake Memorial Center, Oakwood College
Back: The W. J. Blake Memorial Center, Oakwood College, Huntsville, Ala., built in 1969, contains offices for the United Student Movement and the Student Development. On the ground level there is a Student Recreation Center. The upper level houses the cafeteria, administrative offices and Student and Faculty lounges. -
W. H. Green Memorial Library, Oakwood College
Back: The W. H. Green Hall. Oakwood College, Huntsville, Ala., built in 1956 of brick colonial architectural design, contains the Behavioral Science and Religion Department. The book store is housed in the east wing. -
W. H. Green Memorial Library, Oakwood College
Front: Oakwood College
Back: OAKWOOD COLLEGE, Huntsville, Alabama, W. H. Green Memorial Library -
W. H. Green Memorial Library, Oakwood College
Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. W. H. Green Memorial Library (1953) -
Visit the Mountains Near Huntsville, Alabama
Front: Visit the Mountains Near Huntsville, Alabama.
Go up into the mountains
Upon a a sunlit lane,
To drink from Nature's fountains
And be refreshed again.