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"Make this your last belt for the road"
X-ray with skeleton with cracked skull and seat belt unfastened -
Dallas Manufacturing Company minute book, 1890-1907.
This minute book documents the activities of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Manufacturing Company in Huntsville, Alabama. The book includes meeting minutes, company correspondence, list of contracts with suppliers, information about company stock and production, lists of subscribers, and statements of profits and operating expenses.
Notably, the minute book also includes a February 1893 letter from Oscar Goldsmith noting that "The Huntsville Land Company have built 50 double Houses for the Employees of Dallas M'f'g. Company. And as per request of Mr. Dallas will build 25 more houses for the same purpose." Goldsmith's letter is accompanied by a plat map that indicates the location of the houses. Streets shown include Pettigrew Avenue, Mellette Avenue, Halsey Avenue, Rison Avenue, Stevens Avenue, Humes Avenue, O'Shaughnessy Avenue, McCullough Avenue, Dallas Avenue, and cross streets. -
Group of documents pertaining to Crown Metal Products Company products and price examinations.
The included documents are: a business card for K. S. Williams of Crown Metal Products Company, a receipt, a postcard featuring "The Little Toot" train at Forest Park Highlands, an advertisement for real steam railroads, and four pages of notes on yellow notepad paper. -
"Real Steam Railroads" leaflet.
The leaflet provides the specifications and prices for different locomotive trains and their equipment. -
Photo of the lunar drill during testing.
A description of the photograph is provided on the back: "Lunar Drill Rate Meter Laboratory Apparatus. Bensko, J assisted by Monks, T." -
"U.S. Aerospace Program: missions and projects as of January 1, 1966."
The document contains four charts labeled "Investigation", "Exploration", "Utilization", and "Control". Each chart is organized chronologically, contains drawings of U.S. Aerospace Program Projects, and incudes written descriptions of each project. -
Eleanor Newman Hutchens' estate appraisal.
This appraisal contains the wholesale and retail value of various items in the property at 300 Williams Ave. SE, Huntsville, Alabama in August 1970. Various items belong to Eleanor N. Hutchens, Ellen W. Newman, Margaret H. Henson, Margaret N. Hutchens, Susie N. Hutchens, and William W. Newman. The appraisal also contains images of the rooms appraised in the estate that show the corresponding items within. The appraisal is signed by Susie N. Hutchens and Margaret N. Hutchens along with the appraiser, A. L. Compton. -
Postcard of the Barefoot Trader store.
Information on the back of the postcard says the Barefoot Trader sells items with a Polynesian theme. -
Photograph of William Wyeth Newman.
Taped on back: "William Wyeth Newman, 1872-1956." The back also shows decorative design advertising the wares and services of Ira F. Collins' photography studio. -
Photograph of W. C. Hutchens and his dog at Big Spring.
On back: "Willard" and "W.C. Hutchens 1896-1951" -
Photograph of two babies.
Photograph of two babies. The back of the photo card reads "Ira F. Collins, Photographic Art Studio, East Side Public Square, Huntsville, Ala. Frames and Views for Sale, Copyrighted 1889. -
"The Valley of Huntsville."
The view shows Athens Pike (now Holmes Avenue) in Huntsville, Alabama, with Monte Sano Mountain in the background. -
"Lilly Lake -- Monte Sano."
This photo shows a scene at Lily Lake on the grounds of Col. James O'Shaughnessy's home on Monte Sano. According to the Historic Huntsville Quarterly, the structure in the foreground of the photo is a "four-tiered vertical framework covered with ivy, and reaching an impressive height of twelve feet or so." -
"Hotel Monte Sano."
The hotel opened on June 1, 1887 as a luxury health resort. It was built by the North Alabama Improvement Company with funding from Michael and James O'Shaughnessy. The hotel closed in 1900 and was demolished in 1944. -
"Natural Wells. 350 ft drop in solid rock -- Monte Sano."
The well is a large limestone cave shaft located near the site of the Hotel Monte Sano. -
"Entrance to O'Shaughnessy Place -- Monte Sano."
The O'Shaughnessy Place, nicknamed "Castle Delight," was built in 1885 by Col. James and Lucy O'Shaughnessy. It was a two-story Queen Anne-style house with four chimneys, gas lights, water lines, and indoor plumbing. Col. O'Shaughnessy was a cotton and real estate broker, seaport and railroad developer, and co-owner of the Huntsville Hotel, Huntsville Opera House, Hotel Monte Sano, and the Monte Sano Railway and Turnpike. The house burned in March 1890 and was demolished in the 1920s. -
"The Eddies -- Monte Sano Ramble."
The photo depicts a man sitting on the rocks amidst the trees. The back of the photo reads, " 'The Eddies' or Eddy Rocks of Monte Sano." -
"Entrance to Shelta Caverns."
The photo shows the owner, Henry Fuller, with his family outside the cave entrance. Fuller purchased the cave in 1888 and developed it into an underground dance hall and bar. The cave is near current-day Pulaski Pike in Huntsville. -
"Cotton Market, Huntsville, Ala."
The photo shows the north side of courthouse square looking east in downtown Huntsville. The Madison County Courthouse can be seen at the right of the photo. -
"Alabama U" sculpture covered in snow.
Sculptor Kosso Eloul built the painted steel sculpture, located near Roberts Hall, in 1977. -
UAH students enjoy 1980 Springfest.
The Science and Engineering Building, now known as Wilson Hall, is shown in the background. -
"This is Your Chrysler Saturn Story."
The document is a booklet created as part of the NASA/Chrysler Corporation Space Division manned flight awareness program. It discusses Chrysler's role in manufacturing and testing the Saturn and includes photographs and diagrams of Saturn stages, operations at Michoud, testing, and future missions. The section headings included in this booklet are "Chrysler and the Saturn," "Saturn at Michoud," "The Voyage of Saturn," "Saturn Firings," and "Saturn's Missions." -
Folder containing the pamphlet "Realistic Railroads."
The folder contains the pamphlet "Realistic Railroads." This pamphlet advertises different railroad rides including the "B-14 Rocketliner," the "B-20 Aerotrain," the "C. P. Huntington," covered wagons, and handcars. -
Discover Space with a Canadian Astronaut FOR MORE ON THESE MISSIONS, VISIT: www.space.gc.ca
Poster featuring photos and names of Canadian Astronauts. Chronology of Canadian Astronaut Missions included at the bottom of the poster. One side of the poster is in english, while the other side is the same information, but in French. -
Parade marchers pass a large group of onlookers in downtown Huntsville.
The parade was held in support of the 1949 Alabama special county school tax. -
Children march in a parade on Courthouse Square, downtown Huntsville.
The parade was held in support of the 1949 Alabama special county school tax. Harrison Brothers Hardware can be seen in the background. One of the children carries a sign that reads, "The Public School is the Hope of the Nation." -
Students from E. Clinton Grammar School march in a parade on Washington St., downtown Huntsville.
The parade was held in support of the 1949 Alabama special county school tax. Dudley Burwell was one of the students who marched with his class at E. Clinton Grammar School.