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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. -
David McGlathery attends the first integrated class at UAH.
McGlathery, shown second from left at the rear, was the first African American student to gain admission to UAH. In the caption, the AP notes that "he enrolled at the previously white institution today without incident." -
View of UAH Community Housing apartments on Lancewood Drive.
Community Housing was located at the corner of Lancewood Drive and University Drive. The site is now the North Ridge Apartments complex. -
Aerial photograph of Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama and surrounding areas.
The photograph shows Monte Sano at lower center, with Governors Drive at left and Bankhead Highway at right. -
"Map of the Plateau of Monte Sano, Madison County, Ala."
Drawn for the North Ala. Improvement Co., the map details various natural features of Monte Sano, the James F. O'Shaughnessy estate "Mountain Villa," the Hotel Monte Sano, the community of Viduta, and the Monte Sano Railway. -
"Plat of Monte Sano."
Drawn for James F. O'Shaughnessy, the map shows the Monte Sano Hotel, the community of Viduta, Laura's View and Laura's View Station, and natural features of the mountain, such as Chalybeate Spring and Natural Well. The map also features names of property owners O'Shaughnessy, J. R. Stevens, Mrs. M. W. Wells, Milton Humes, and W. J. Pulley. -
Plat map of Monte Sano.
The map shows neighborhoods, boundaries, and structures on Monte Sano as well as the surrounding areas. Land owned by Monte Sano State Park and the Burritt Museum is designated. -
"Monte Sano Park: The Master Plan."
The map notes park roads, buildings, telephone lines, trails, overlooks, and cliffs, and includes drawings of picnic and camping areas, a pool, and a lodge. Locations such as Inspiration Point, the former site of the Monte Sano Hotel, Natural Well, O'Shaughnessy Point, the fire tower, and the C.C.C. camp are marked. The map was taken from "aerial photographs as drawn by O.G. Graves" based on a land survey conducted by John F. Davis. -
"Haskins Makes Quick Change from Civilian Ph.D. to Pfc."
Clipping from the Redstone Rocket, March 2, 1954. The article highlights Haskins' background as a physicist and his role in the 9330 Technical Service Unit. -
"Saturn V Apollo Flight Configuration."
Drawn by Don Sprague at the Huntsville Engineering section of Boeing. -
U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command Armed Forces Day 1961 After-Action Report.
The report outlines highlights of the Armed Forces Day, including attendance, media, and the parade lineup. The theme of the day was "Power for Peace." The report includes news clippings, a Redstone Arsenal welcome brochure, and photographs of the festivities in downtown Huntsville and at Redstone Arsenal. -
President John F. Kennedy visits Marshall Space Flight Center.
Shown in the photograph, left to right: President John F. Kennedy, Robert C. Seamans, Wernher von Braun, James E. Webb, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert S. McNamara, Jerome D. Wiesner, and Harold Brown. -
President John F. Kennedy being interviewed by a reporter while MSFC director Wernher von Braun looks on.
Kennedy visited Huntsville for a second time on Armed Forces Day 1963. His first visit occurred on September 11, 1962. -
1965 map of Huntsville.
The map is an excerpt from the tourist brochure "This is Huntsville" published by First National Bank. -
"Huntsville: Strategic Center of the Southeast."
The map is an excerpt from Huntsville tourism materials, "Information Kit, Facts, and Figures on Living in Huntsville-Madison County, Alabama." -
Group photograph of transplanted German engineers at Fort Bliss, Texas.
This photo is a reprint of the original. -
Preparing a V-2 for launch at White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico.
U.S. Army photo. This photo is a reprint of the original. -
Map of "Village on the Moon for Scientists and Visitors," from Space Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, Fall 1958.
Japanese architect and engineer Hiroshi Kumagai drew this map of a moon base to accompany his article "A Proposal for a Village on the Moon." -
NASA personnel wait to greet President John F. Kennedy during his second visit to Huntsville.
Kennedy visited Huntsville on Armed Forces Day 1963. He first visited the area on September 11, 1962. -
Crowds and television cameras wait for President John F. Kennedy during his second visit to Huntsville.
Kennedy visited Huntsville on Armed Forces Day 1963. He first visited the area on September 11, 1962. -
"Personalities of Deployment Test Program at Huntsville, AL Boeing Test Facility: Quips and Quotes, Development of Lunar Rover 'Golf Cart' Astronauts Drove on the Moon, by R. Lancaster."
This album contains a series of photographs from the construction of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) at the Boeing test facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Ron Lancaster, a longtime Boeing engineer, added humorous speech bubbles and notes to the photographs, many of which depict himself and his colleagues. The album includes a group shot of the engineers with a completed LRV. -
Saturn V history team at the Apollo 10 launch.
Shown left to right: David Christensen, Melvin Kranzberg, Irving B. Holley, Jr., Rudolf Hermann, and Fred Ordway. -
Excerpt from the journal of Irmgard Stuhlinger.
Stuhlinger attended the launch of Apollo 11 with her husband Ernst Stuhlinger, then the Associate Director for Science at Marshall Space Flight Center. In the entries, she describes her reaction to the launch and the successful lunar landing and makes note of the celebrations she and her family attended in Huntsville. She also records her daily activities, including socializing with neighbors and shopping with her children. A translation is included. -
"Monte Sano State Park."
"A spectacular view from Monte Sano State Park near Huntsville, Alabama. Color by Wayne Floyd." -
1992 Pi Kappa Alpha homecoming float.
The float is parked on the side of Ben Graves Drive.