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  Mississippi Test Operations Test Stand

  Front: MTO
  Back: A ground test modal of the Saturn V second stage (S-ll ) is lifted into a recently completed captive test stand at the Mississippi Test Operations in Hancock County, Miss. The NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center's Mississippi Test Operations will be used for captive firing the S-ll flight stages. Ground test stage was manufactured to test out S-ll systems and the ground test facilities.
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  Model of Saturn Space Vehicle & "Real" Saturn Booster

  Front: Model of Saturn Space Vehicle & "Real" Saturn Booster.
  Back: SCALE MODEL, SATURN SPACE VEHICLE AND "REAL" SATURN BOOSTER
  A one-tenth scale model of the Saturn Space vehicle is shown here behind a "real" Saturn booster at the assembly area of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The big booster is capable of developing 1.5 million pounds thrust. An assembled vehicle stands 162 feet high.
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  Monte Plaza Courts Courts

  Front: Monte Plaza Hotel Courts, Highways 38 & 241 South in City Limits, Huntsville, Alabama. AAA, Listed Duncan Hines, United Motorcourts. Phone: 1680 for Reservation.
  Back: MONTE PLAZA HOTEL COURTS, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Featuring Large Rooms, Luxuriously Furnished with Simmons Metal Furniture and Beautyrest Mattresses. Tile Baths with Tub and Shower. Carpeted floors. Automatic Electric Heat, Room Coolers, and Fluorescent Lighting. Phones. Look Inside and You'll Stay.
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  Monte Plaza Hotel

  Front: Monte Plaza Hotel, Huntsville, Ala., Highway 38 South. AAA, Duncan Hines, Quality Courts United. The Clayton Mercer's, Managers-Owners, Phone 1680.
  Back: MONTE PLAZA MOTEL, Spacious, beautifully furnished rooms. Electric heat. Cross ventilation. Room coolers. Clean, colorful tile baths, tub and shower. Delightful Dining Room. ALABAMA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MOTEL.
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  Monte Plaza Motel

  Back: MONTE PLAZA MOTEL, City Route 231 South, Huntsville, Alabama. Quiet, off bypass. Near shopping & all facilities. Spacious grounds. Air-Conditioning. Electric Heat. Tub & Shower. Excellent Food at our Hospitality House. The Clayton Mercers. Phone JE 6-1531.
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  Monte Plaza Motel

  Back: MONTE PLAZA MOTEL City Route 231 South, Huntsville, Ala. QUIET, off by-pass. Near shopping center & airport. Spacious grounds, restful. Air-conditioned, electric heat. Excellent food on premises at famous Hospitality House. The Clayton Mercers, Owners.
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  Monte Plaza Motel

  Back: Travel Florida Fast Route. Plan to Stop at Monte Plaza Motel.
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  Monte Sano State Park Cabin and Public Lodge

  Front: H-4-Public Lodge and one of the Cabins, Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala. Back: The Public Lodge and the modern fully equipped stone cabins in Monte Sano State Park are built entirely of stone obtained from the vast quantities of this stone on Monte Sano.
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  Monte Sano View of Huntsville

  Back: Huntsville, Alabama. In this picture (taken from Monte Sano) you can almost see the new housing developments springing up.
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  Moran Hall, Oakwood College

  Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. Moran Hall, Administration Bdg. (1940)
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  Morton Hall

  Back: MORTON HALL, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
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  Morton Hall, University of Alabama, Huntsville Campus

  Back: University of Alabama, Huntsville Campus, Norton [sic] Hall in the Fall.
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  Mosaic Depicting Madison County History

  Back: Madison County Courthouse, Huntsville, Alabama.
  Depicting the history of the county on one million pieces of painted glass.
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  Most Modern Hotel in the Tennessee Valley

  Front: The Most Modern Hotel in the Tennessee Valley. Hotel Russel Erskine, Huntsville, ALA.
  Back: HOTEL RUSSEL ERSKINE, HUNTSVILLE. ALA.
  150 Rooms, each with Bath, Circulating Ice Water, Electric Fan and Radio, Fireproof Garage connecting with Lobby, Air Conditioned Coffee Shop.
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  Motel Makada

  Back: MOTEL MAKADA, Memorial Parkway on U. S. Highway 72, 231 & 431 North, Huntsville, Alabama, Phone 536-0701
  New, Modern, Air-Conditioned, Electric Heat, Television, Tile Baths, Wall-to-Wall Carpet - Restaurant across street - Reasonable Rates.
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  Mother Nature vs. Mankind

  Back: MOTHER NATURE vs. MANKIND, Nature Trail near Huntsville, Ala.
  This picture mode possible by some careless camper or stupid smoker.
  Firefighting equipment could not reach the action, but volunteers kept destruction minimised until an unpredicted downpour ended a dry spell, and saved hundreds of acres of beautiful woodland.
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  Motor Rest

  Front: Motor Rest
  Back: Enjoy your visit in Huntsville, Ala. Stop at the MOTOR REST. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Windham, Owners. Innerspring Mattresses - Hot and Cold Water in all Rooms - Shower Baths - Insulated and Steam Heated - Free Parking Space. 406 Madison St., 2nd Block off Court Square. Phone 1383 On Route 241 & 38.
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  Mountain View Motel

  Front: South Memorial Parkway, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
  Back: Mountain View Motel, South Memorial Parkway, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA, Phone JE 2-5483.
  Attractively furnished Units with Tile Baths, Electric Heat. Air Conditioned. Convenient to Modern Restaurant, Beauty Salon. Skating Rink and Bowling Alley.
  Located 1-1/2 miles from Heart of the Rocket City.
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  Municipal Building

  Back: MUNICIPAL BUILDING HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
  The new City of Huntsville Municipal Building, one of the many in "Space City's" Civic Center.
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  NASA Rocket Display

  Back: Rocket display at N.A.S.A. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama.
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  National Bank

  Front: National Bank, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Negro Baptising

  Front: Negro Baptising, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Negro Baptizing, Big Spring Branch

  Front: Negro Baptizing, Big Spring Branch, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Nike-Ajax Guided Missile

  Front: Nike-Ajax Guided Missile, Redstone Arsenal
  Back: NIKE-AJAX GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
  The Army's first supersonic anti-aircraft guided missile designed to follow and destroy the enemy target, regardless of evasive action. The Nike-Ajax system consists essentially of two parts First, an expendable missile; second, an elaborate and highly complex control system requiring approximately 1,400,000 individual parts. It is the first guided missile system to defend American cities against attack.
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  Oaklawn Plantation

  Front: Oaklawn Plantation, Huntsville, Alabama
  Back: OAKLAWN PLANTATION, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
  This is but one of many outstanding Ante-Bellum homes in the area. Its present owner, Mr. Max Luther, has modernized the building without losing any of its gracious beauty, surrounded by almost 200 acres which is now being operated as a stock farm.
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  Oaklawn Plantation

  Back: 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 five- and three-gaited saddle horses.
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  Oakwood College Summer Scene

  Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. Summer Scene on O. C. campus.
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  Oakwood Junior College Campus

  Front: View of Oakwood Junior College Campus, Huntsville, Alabama.
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  Over the Dam

  Front: Over the Dam. Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. One million gallons per hour.
  M. R. Murray, Jeweler, Huntsville, Ala.
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  Palmer Hall

  Front: PALMER HALL - FRESHMAN DORMITORY - GIRLS. ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. NORMAL ALABAMA
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  Paradise Tourist Court

  Front: Paradise Tourist Court, Huntsville, Alabama. Located one mile north of Huntsville on U. S. Highway No. 241.
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  Paradise Tourist Court

  Front: Paradise Tourist Court, Huntsville, Ala., 1 Mile North of Huntsville on Hwy. 241.
  Back: PARADISE TOURIST COURT, Quiet, Clean and Modern, 1 mile North of town, Hwy. 241, Phone 9146, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Owner, Henry Huguley
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  Park Plaza Motel

  Front: Park Plaza Motel, 6 Miles South of Huntsville, Highway 38 and Alt. 241
  Back: PARK PLAZA MOTEL, New & Fire proof. Steam heated & air cooled. Simmons Furniture & beauty rest mattresses throughout. Cedar lined closets, bath in every room. Ultra modern in every respect with reasonable rates. Ask those who have stopped with us. Restaurant adjoining. Located 6 Mi. South of Huntsville, Alabama. On State 38 and Alt. US 241, phone 9281.
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  Park Valley Motel

  Front: Park Valley Motel, 6 Miles South of Huntsville, Highway 38 and U. S. 231.
  Back: PARK PLAZA MOTEL Away from city noises, all units 150 feet or more from highway. New, brick, central hot water heat and air-cooled. Spacious rooms,each with bath-room and tiled shower. Simmons furniture, Beautyrest beds and cedar-lined closet. Restaurant 200 feet. Huntsville, Alabama. Phone 9281.
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  Park Valley Motel

  Front: Park Valley Motel, U.S. 231 - South, 7 miles From Center of Huntsville, Ala.
  Back: PARK VALLEY MOTEL
  8477 Memorial Parkway, South, Huntsville, Ala. - Jefferson 4-9192, Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Wing, Owners-Mgrs.
  Brick units amply back on spacious lawns in scenic setting. Air-conditioned, central hot water heat, each with room control. Park Valley Restaurant next door.
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  Park Valley Motel

  Front: Park Valley Motel. 6 Miles South of Huntsville, Ala., U.S. 231 and Ala. 38
  Back: PARK VALLEY MOTEL, Huntsville, Ala. Phone 9281. Away from city noises, units 150 feet or more from highway on spacious grounds. Brick, central hot water heat, air-conditioned or air-cooled. Large rooms, each with tiled shower bathroom, Simmons furniture, Beautyrest beds, and cedar-lined closet. Restaurant 200 feet. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Wing, Owners-Mgrs.
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  Parkway Shopping Center

  Back: PARKWAY SHOPPING CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
  One of the South's most modern shopping conveniences, featuring 35 stores and parking for 2,200 cars. Seen prominently in this picture is the G. C. Murphy Store, one of the newest and largest in the South. Also seen is H & H Walgreen, a completely modern self-service drug store.
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  Parlor at Burritt Museum

  Back: PARLOR AT BURRITT MUSEUM, Monte Sano Mountain, Huntiville. Ala.
  Over Adams Mantle is shown oil portrait of donor, Dr. W. H. Burritt. Contents include imported lace curtains and drapes, original furniture such at old Steinwey piano, music box. and collection of Wedgwood plaques and statuary.
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  Parlor at Burritt Museum

  Back: BURRITT MUSEUM on Monte Sano Mountain, Huntsville. Alabama
  Many of the furnishings of this formal parlor were collected by Dr. William Burritt during some of his numerous trips to foreign countries. His portrait hangs over the beautiful Adam Mantel which originally graced the parlor of the Burritt home place on Eustis Avenue in downtown Huntsville.
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  Pettus Correspondence, circa 1916

  This section contains postcards, information booklets and correspondence relating to the Pettus family's time in Judson College and University of Virgina. Contains pages describing courses available at the colleges as well as potential clubs or invitations as well as photographs with the names written beside them. Contains wedding announcements / invitations as well.