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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.
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  Y.M.C.A. Building

  Front: Y.M.C.A. Building, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Y.M.C.A.

  Front: Y.M.C.A., Huntsville, Ala.
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  Wisdom Falls

  Front: WISDOM FALLS. 45 FT., NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALA.
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  William H. Councill Hall

  Front: "WILLIAM H. COUNCILL HALL". GIRLS DORMITORY. ALABAMA STATE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL INSTITUTE. NORMAL ALABAMA
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  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.
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  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.
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  Weekly Prayer Card, undated

  This folder contains correspondence, postcards and prayer cards offering condolences.
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  Weeden House

  Front: Weeden House, Home of Howard Weeden, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Weeden Homestead

  Front: The Weeden Homestead, Huntsville, Alabama. "Bandana Ballads"
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  Washington Street on East Side Square

  Front: Washington Street, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Washington Street on East Side Square

  Front: Washington Street, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Washington Street on East Side Square

  Front: Street Scene - Huntsville, Ala.
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  Washington Street Looking North

  Front: Washington Street Looking North, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Washington Street at Night, Looking South

  Front: Washington Street at Night, Looking South, Huntsville, Alabama
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  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."
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  Washington Street & Court Square

  Front: Washington Street & Court Square, Huntsville, Ala.
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  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.
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  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.
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  W. H. Green Memorial Library, Oakwood College

  Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. W. H. Green Memorial Library (1953)
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  W. H. Green Memorial Library, Oakwood College

  Front: Oakwood College
  Back: OAKWOOD COLLEGE, Huntsville, Alabama, W. H. Green Memorial Library
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  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.
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  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.
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  View of Huntsville Hilton from Big Spring Park

  Back: THE HUNTSVILLE HILTON, 401 Williams Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama 35801, Phone: (205) 533-1400
  Located adjacent to the Von Braun Civic Center. 288 luxurious guest rooms, 8 beautifully appointed meeting rooms designed especially for conventions, capable of handling groups from 10 to 900 persons. Two exciting lounges and two excellent restaurants. Outdoor pool surrounded by lovely native flowers,
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  View of Downtown Huntsville from Big Spring Park

  Back: VIEW OF DOWNTOWN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
  Looking from Big Springs Park - Seen are the new buildings in the Municipal Center and the Madison County Court House.
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  View of Downtown Huntsville

  Back: VIEW OF DOWNTOWN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. The Madison County Court House in distance.
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  View from Monte Sano State Park

  Front: View from Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala.
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  View from Monte Sano State Park

  Front: View from Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala.
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  View from Monte Sano State Park

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  View from Monte Sano State Park

  Front: View from Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Vanishing Falls

  Front: VANISHING FALLS, MONTE SANO, HUNTSVILLE. ALA.
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  Uprated Saturn I Launch Vehicle

  Back: The Uprated Saturn I launch vehicle (SA-202) is surrounded by the service structure on the launch pad at the NASA - Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The Marshall Center, Huntsville, Ala., developed the Saturn launch vehicle.
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  Uprated Saturn I Launch at Cape Kennedy

  Back: The second Uprated Saturn I launch vehicle (designated AS-203) stands on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy. Blunt nosecone replaced the Apollo spacecraft for this special flight. This was a liquid hydrogen test to determine how liquid hydrogen reacted in space. Television comeras were in the top of the second stage's liquid hydrogen tank. The Saturn was developed at MSFC, Huntsville, AIabama.
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  United Church of Huntsville

  Front: United Church of Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
  Back: 7906 Whitesburg Dr., Huntsville, AL 35802
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  U.S. Post Office and Courthouse

  Front: U.S. Post Office and Court House, Huntsville, Alabama
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  U.S. Post Office

  Front: U.S. Post Office, Huntsville, Alabama
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  U.S. Highway 231

  Back: U-Tel-It Restaurant
  U S Highway 231 - 431 North two blocks from Uptown. HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA, Phones 9196 - 2706
  Air Conditioned - Serves Regular Dinners - Short Orders - Steaks - Sandwiches - All kinds Homemade Pies. Excellent Air Conditioned Bon-Air Motel in connection. Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Managers.
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  U.S. Army Redstone Guided Missile

  Front: U. S. Army 'Redstone' Guided Missile
  Back: U. S. Army 'Redstone' Guided Missile
  Huntsville, Alabama, Home of Army Ballistics Missile Agency. Named after Redstone Arsenal, the Redstone is the Army's largest surface-to-surface guided missile. Capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, this weapon has proven to be very accurate at supersonic speeds. This photo is actual color made by U. S. Army.
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  U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command Headquarters

  Back: HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, U.S. ARMY ORDNANCE MISSILE COMMAND
  Here all of the U.S. Army's rocket and guided missile and space programs are controlled, under the direction of Maj. Gen. J. B. Medaris.
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  U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School

  Front: U. S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
  Back: U. S. ARMY ORDNANCE GUIDED MISSILE SCHOOL, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA
  One of the free world's leading Technical Training Centers valued at $73,000,000. It has trained men from the U. S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps and 15 Allied nations to man and maintain a powerful array of new weapons at bases throughout the free world.