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Select... "A spectacular view from Monte Sano State Park near Huntsville, Alabama. Color by Wayne Floyd." ALABAMA SPACE & ROCKET CENTER. A 1.9 million dollar, State-owned science exhibit containing Exhibit Building, Rocket Area, Apollo-Saturn V Moon Rocket, Moon Crater and Missile Area. Features 50 audience participation exhibits describing rocket propulsion, living in space, Apollo lunar landing and story of the universe. Located within city limits of Huntsville, Alabama. An F-1 engine, generating 1.5 million pounds thrust, is captive fired at the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The liquid oxygen/RPl (kerosene) engine is used on the Saturn V booster. Back: "Enjoy The Best", Jefferson 6-6661, SANDS MOTOR HOTEL, U. S. 231 South Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama, Home of REDSTONE ARSENAL, MISSLE CENTER OF THE WORLD. Excellent Cafeteria in Shopping Center across street. T. V. in Rooms - Telephones - Room controlled central heat & Air Conditioned - Private Swimming Pool. Restaurant Adjacent. Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Shockley - Mr. & Mrs. Roy Jacks, Owners and Managers Back: A Saturn I space vehicle, developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Marshall Space Flight Center. Huntsville, Ala., is launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla. The Saturn I weighs more than a million pounds at liftoff, and generates a maximum of 32,000,000 horsepower. It is a fore-runner of the Saturn V moon rocket being developed by MSFC. Huntsville. Back: A spectacular view from Monte Sano State Park near Huntsville, Alabama. Back: Aerial view of Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum with Jones Valley in the background. This scene shows a part of Big Springs Park, the City Hall, Madison County Courthouse, State National Bank Building and other fine edifices in downtown." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Back%3A+AERIAL+VIEW+OF+HUNTSVILLE.+ALABAMA+%22Where+America%27s+Race+to+the+Moon+Began%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EThis+scene+shows+a+part+of+Big+Springs+Park%2C+the+City+Hall%2C+Madison+County+Courthouse%2C+State+National+Bank+Building+and+other+fine+edifices+in+downtown.">Back: AERIAL VIEW OF HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA "Where America's Race to the Moon Began" This scene shows a part of Big Springs Park, the City Hall, Madison County Courthouse, State National Bank Building and other fine edifices in downtown.Back: ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE, Normal, Alabama A partial view of the campus in the Fall. Organized in 1875 as the Huntsville Normal and Industrial School by William Hooper Councill, with 2 teachers and 61 pupils, it is now nationally recognized. Back: ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE, Normal, Alabama Bibb Graves Hall in center and on the right is the Student Union Building (College Center). Back: ALABAMA A&M COLLEGE, Normal, Alabama Carnegie Library is a two-story brick structure of colonial design. It has a capacity of 50,000 volumes and seating space for 236. The building contains two reading rooms, a reference room, a seminar room, reference and general stacks, and an office for the staff of the library. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, Earth's Largest Space Exhibit. Tranquility Base, Huntsville. Alabama 35807. This moon rock sample is displayed at Earth's largest space exhibit. It was collected on the moon by Apollo II astronauts. It is believed to be over 3 billion years old, and weighs 4.9 ounces. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, Huntsville. Ala. The Earth's Largest Space Museum offers an unrivaled display of American rocketry. The Spacedome theater and a tour of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center complete a day of family fun and education. The center Is home of the United States Space Camp. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama. Scale model of the Apollo/Saturn V moon rocket on exhibit at the World's Largest space exhibit. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER. America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The Rocket Park consists of the world's largest collection of rockets and space vehicles on display to the general public. From left to right, visitors view the Mercury / Atlas , Mercury / Redstone, Jupiter, V-2, Juno II, Saturn I, Redstone, Jupiter C. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER. America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base. Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The towering 200 foot Saturn I space vehicle is the landmark of the new Alabama Space and Rocket Center. Designed to tell the story of man's past, present, and future efforts to explore space for peaceful purposes, the Center features fifty audience participation exhibits and numerous pieces of space equipment. The thirty-five acre complex is located five miles west, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER. America's largest Missile and Space Exhibit. Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is the largest missile and space exhibit in the world. It was dedicated by the citizens of Alabama to those Americans who made it possible for man to walk on the moon and to explore the universe; and to the youth of America who will utilize space technology for the benefit of mankind. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER. America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit. Tranquility Base. Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is the largest missile and space exhibit in the world. It was dedicated by the citizens of Alobama to those Americans who made it possible for man to walk on the moon and to explore the universe; and to the youth of America who will utilize space technology for the benefit of mankind. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is the largest missile and space exhibit in the world. It was dedicated by the citizens of Alabama to those Americans who made it possible for man to walk on the moon and to explore the universe; and to the youth of America who will utilize space technology for the benefit of mankind. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit. Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The full-size Apollo Saturn V moon rocket is one of the feature attractions at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center. The five huge rocket engines develop seven and one half million pounds of thrust and consume propellents at the rate of 5,000 gallons per second. The complete vehicle - longer than a baseball field - can be viewed close up by the visitor. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center tells the story of man's past, present, and future efforts to explore space for peaceful purposes. Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER Earth's Largest Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base, Huntsville. Alabama 35807. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is the largest missile and space eihibit in the world. It was dedicated by the citizens of Alabama to those Americans who made it possible for man to walk on the moon and to explore the universe; and to the youth of America who will utilize space technology for the benefit of mankind. Back: ALBERT PICK MOTEL, 2901 Memorial Parkway N. W., U. S. 72 - 231 - 431, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Phone: 539-3/11 - Teletype: HTVL ALA-8512 125 air-conditioned rooms, all with television, 24-hour telephone service. Heated swimming pool. Restaurant. Ideal meeting facilities. Free parking. Children free under 12. Back: An aerial view of Troop Housing at the Missile and Maintenance Center and School at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama. Back: Arch at entrance to Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum, Built by Dr. William Henry Burritt as the entrance to his retirement estate completed in 1938. 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. Back: Artist's conception of Saturn V/Apollo being transported on crawler the size of a baseball infield, to the launch area at Mila, John F. Kennedy Space Center. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field. Back: BARCLAY MOTEL, 2201 N. Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama 35810 75 units - Color TV - Muzak - Pool - Kitchenettes - Whirlpool and steam bath in Executive suites - Phones in all units - Ample parking adjacent to your individual accommodations. Phone 205/536-7441. Historic and popular Big Springs Park shown with the new skyscrapers in downtown Huntsville in the background." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Back%3A+BIG+SPRINGS+PARK%2C+Huntsville%2C+Alabama%2C+%22Space+City.+USA%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EHistoric+and+popular+Big+Springs+Park+shown+with+the+new+skyscrapers+in+downtown+Huntsville+in+the+background.">Back: BIG SPRINGS PARK, Huntsville, Alabama, "Space City. USA" Historic and popular Big Springs Park shown with the new skyscrapers in downtown Huntsville in the background.Back: BILL CLEMONS AUTO PARTS CO., 611 Meridian St. Ph. 534-2491, Huntsville, Alabama Air Conditioned - Free Parking. We can furnish all of your Automotive Needs, Parts, Accessories, Equipment, Battery Chargers - Hydraulic Jacks Rebuilt. Complete Machine Shop Service - Two Way Radio Equipped Trucks. Back: Blacksmith at work at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Living history interpreters perform the tasks of 19th century farmers in Burritt's Living History Program. Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Bath, Tub & Shower - Beautyrest Mattresses - Telephone - Television - Wall to Wall Carpet. Excellent Air-Conditioned Restaurant in connection. Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Managers. U. S. Highway 231, 431, Green Route - Nearest to town, North of Huntsville, Alabama. Motel Phone Jefferson 6-3382, Restaurant Phone Jefferson 6-7641 Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Showers - Beautyrest Mattresses - Excellent Air-Conditioned Restaurant in connection. Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Managers. U. S. Highway 231, inside City limits - Nearest to town, North of Huntsville, Alabama. Phone: Jefferson 2-5562 Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heated, Air-Conditioned, Tile Showers, Beauty Rest Mattresses. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. HICKS, Owners and Managers. Highways 231-241, Inside City Limits, North of Huntsville, Alabama. Phone: 2706 Back: Brush Goat at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Historic breeds of animals typical on the farms of North Alabama in 1900 bring to life the experiences of our rural ancestors. The term Brush Goat simply refers to a mixture of two or more breeds. 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. Back: BURRITT MUSEUM on Monto Sano Mountain, Huntsville, Alabama. Situated on 167 acres of land, with one of the most scenic views in the beautiful North Alabama region. The Burritt Museum and its grounds contain countless items of local and national interest. Back: Burritt Museum, Atop Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama Back: BURRITT MUSEUM Monte Sand Mountain. Huntsville. Ala. Former home of Dr W. H. Burritt, donated to city of Huntsville. Built in 1937 in unusual structure of Maltese Cross, and insulated with bales of straw. Situated on Round Top, highest point of 167 acre tract giving magnificent view of Huntsville and surrounding area. Back: BURRITT MUSEUM This unique building it located on Round Top Mountain near Huntiville. Ala. This property was given to the city by Dr. Burritt, a world traveler whose collections of oddities can now be viewed by the public. Among the rarities are a bed owned by a King of Spain and a mantle of Chittem Wood. Back: Capri Motel, Memorial Parkway on U.S. Highway 72, 231,431 North, Huntsville, Alabama, Phone Jefferson 6-7441. New Modern, Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Tile Baths, Tub & Shower, Telephones, Installed Music - Wall to Wall Carpet - Restaurant Nearby - Reasonable Rates. Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Verburg - Owners and Managers. Back: Centaur II, our first space vehicle to use liquid hydrogen as a propellent, undergoes pre-launch tests. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field. Back: CHARRON MOTEL 1 1/2 miles North of City on Highway 231 - Huntsville, Ala.
33 Rooms with Tub and Showers, Tile Bath, Carpets, Telephones. Large Lobby with Television. Private Swimming Pool.
Air-Conditioned Restaurant, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewer, Owners and Manager. Phone JEfferson 2-2481 Back: CHARRON MOTEL, 1 1/2 Miles North of City on Memorial Parkway (U. S. 72 - 231 - 431 By Pass) Telephone 534-2481, Huntsville, Alabama. 43 Rooms - Tile Baths - Carpeted - T.V. - Air-Conditioned - Room Phones, Radios - Swimming & Wading Pools. Morrison Restaurant on Premises. Janette & Herschel Watson, Owners Back: CHARRON MOTEL, 1 1/2 Miles North of City on Memorial Parkway (U. S. 72 - 231 - 431 By Pass) Telephone 534-2481, Huntsville, Alabama. 43 Rooms - Tile Baths - Carpeted - T.V. - Air-Conditioned - Room Phones, Radios - Swimming & Wading Pools. Restaurant on Premises. Janette & Herschel Watson, Owners Back: Charron Motel, 1 1/2 Miles North of City on Memorial Parkway on U. S. Highway 72, 231 and 431 North - Phone Jefferson 2-2481 - Huntsville, Alabama. 33 Rooms with Tub & Showers, Tile Bath, Carpets, Telephones. Large Lobby with Television. Private Swimming Pool - Air-Conditioned Restaurant. Mr. C. E. Warden and Mr. C. M. Brewer, Owner and Manager. Back: CITY HALL, Huntsville, Alabama, "Space Capital of the Universe" Back: CLEMENT CLAY BRIDGE located twelve miles south of Huntsville, Alabama. Across the Tennessee River. It is the scene of old Ditto landing where material was unloaded for many ante-bellum homes. Back: CLEMENT CLAY BRIDGE. This bridge across the Tennessee River is located 12 miles south of Huntsville, Alabama, on route 231. Back: CORPORAL GUIDED MISSILE REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA A member of the Army missile family used in support of ground combat operations, the Corporal, equipped with either an atomic or conventional type warhead, is a surface-to-surface guided missile capable of engaging tactical targets far beyond the range of conventional artillery. A powerful rocket motor propels the missile through space, at several times the speed of sound. Back: COURTHOUSE, Huntsville, Alabama. The building has been cited by the Historic American Buildings Survey Committee as "possessing exceptional historic or architectural interest and as being worthy of most careful preservation for the benefit of future generations." The lawns are beautifully maintained. At one time deer and peacocks were kept on the ground. Back: DART ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This vehicle-launched, rocket propelled guided missile is designed for use by front line troops. It requires a minimum of technical training to operate, yet carries a warhead capable of defeating the heaviest known enemy armor. This versatile Army missile can deliver its warhead with pinpoint accuracy. Back: DOWNTOWN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA One of the busy corners is shown here. Huntsville is a focal trading center for North Alabama. Back: Dr. Wernher von Braun, director of the NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center, is shown with rocket models and hardware at the Huntsville, Alabama space installation. Back: ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS Corporate Office, 309 Jordan Lane, N.W. - Huntsville, Alabama 35805, (205) 830-4030 (800) 633-2920. A unique 50' x 100' log cabin fashioned of 100 year-old timbers is fast becoming the trademark of this dynamic sales organization. Back: Enterprise being unloaded from 747 Carrier. Back: Enterprise passing Marshall Space Flight Center Headquarters. Back: Enterprise's home for 1978. Back: Field exercise maintainance of Hawk anti-aircraft missile at Missile and Munitions Center and School at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Ala. Back: FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, Huntsville, Alabama. For more than 100 years this beautiful building has stood as an architectural and financial landmark on a high limestone bluff, overlooking the Big Spring. It was used as a Commissary by Federal Troops during Huntsville's occupation in 1862. Back: First National Bank Building, Huntsville, Alabama This building has been a landmark for over a century. The very same hold-up-proof cashier's cages of today were used as detention cells in 1835 where slaves were impounded for the debts of their masters. Back: Frank-Ann Motel, Air Conditioned, Electric Heat - Tile Bath, Glass Shower Doors - Wall to Wall Carpet - T.V. Lounge - Adjacent to Restaurant - 3/4 Mile to heart of town. On U.S. Hiway 231 South - Memorial Parkway, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Phone JEfferson 2-2702, C.W. Franklin and C.D. McAnn, Owners & Operators. Back: FRANK-ANN MOTEL Air Conditioned - Electric Heat - Tile Bath - Wall-to-Wall Carpet - Telephone - T.V. in Room - Swimming Pool - Adjacent to Restaurant - 3/4 Mile to Heart of Town. On U. S. Highway 231 South - Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama, Telephone 536-8511, C. W. Franklin and C. D McAnn, Owner & Operators Back: Gardiner Cabin at Burritt on the Mountain - a Living Museum (1850). The Gardiner Cabin originally stood in southern Madison County near the Tennessee River. A small one-room cabin, it is typical of slave housing in the Tennessee Valley. Back: Gemini-Titan 1 lifting off launching pad on its maiden voyage, testing spacecraft and vehicle. The Gemini is the first of NASA's two-man spacecrafts. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field. Back: GIBSON'S BAR B-Q. Bar-B-Q Pork - Beef - Chicken and Brunswick Stew. Memorial Parkway S., HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Highway 231, Phone JEfferson 6-4751. Paul O. Hampton, Owner Back: GIBSON'S BAR-B-Q. Bar-B-Q Pork - Beef - Chicken and Brunswick Stew - Homemade Pie. 3409 Memorial Parkway S.W., Huntsville, Alabama. Curb Service - Highway 231 - Catering Service. Phone 536-4751. Mr. & Mrs. Paul O. Hampton, owners & operators Back: GRAND CLEANERS. FUR STORAGE Since 1920 801 FRANKLIN STREET, E. SHELBY JOHNSON, Prop., HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA DON'T LET MILDEW AND MOTHS ROB YOUR CLOTHES OF THEIR NEW LOOK. Store Winter Garments in air that's Cool and Fresh and Dry. Huntsville's Most Modern Wearing Apparell Storage Vaults. They are INSURED. GRAND CLEANERS, 801 Franklin St. Back: GREETINGS FROM THE SPACE CAPITAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This willow-lined lagoon in Big Spring Park reflects the new buildings in Huntsville's Municipal Center. On the left is the new Public Safety Building. They are linked by a covered walkway. Back: GUIDED MISSILE TEST TOWER WITH REDSTONE MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This is the largest static firing test stand for rocket motors in the U. S., and possibly in the world. The huge Army facility, costing $12,000,000. towers 145 feet high-as tall as a 15-story building, and is built of reinforced concrete, with walls 48 inches thick. Static testing of a missile consists in locking the missile into place on the stand and firing it. The missile does not "take off", but as it strains against the mighty grip of the great tower its roaring engine can be studied for performance characteristics as it it were actually in flight. Back: Headquarters and school of the Missile and Maintenance Center and School at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama. 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. Back: Her-Mar Motel, Memorial Parkway on U.S. Highway 231 North, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Phone JEfferson 4-4898 New, Modern, Air Conditioned. Electric Heat, Tile Baths, Wall to Wall Carpet - Restaurant nearby, Reasonable Rates. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Troupe - Owners and Managers Back: Holiday Inn, SPACE CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Jordan Lane at University Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama 35805, Phone 205/837-7171 Captain's Table Resturant - Cockpit Lounge, Air Conditioned, Free Color TV - Swimming Pool, Free Holidex Reservations Back: HOSPITALITY HOUSE DINING ROOM, Adjoining. Monte Plaza Motel, City Route 231, South, Huntsville, Ala. An atmosphere of Hospitality from the old south, combined with only highest quality foods prepared with the greatest care to accent natural flavors. So delightfully different! Back: HOTEL YARBROUGH, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Located on U. S. Highways 72 and 241, in the Heart of Downtown Huntsville. 80 Rooms - Modern, Steel Equipped, Fireproof, Coffee Shop, Free Parking. Back: HUNTSVILLE ELECTRIC SERVICE CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This ultra-modern building houses all the city's utilities, electricity, natural gas and water. Huntsville is home of the famous Redstone Arsenal, world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center. Back: Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, Alabama Back: HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY JETPORT (Carl Jones Field) Located approximately 15 miles from Huntsville, Ala. on Highway 20, the Jetport and Skycenter are totally new airport concepts. This complex includes airport, terminal, hotel, office center, restaurants, golf course, shops and 1,200 acres of prime industrial land. A Fall scene along the road to the top of Monte Sano. The State Park is well-known for the fine horses and horseback riding trails." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Back%3A+HUNTSVILLE%2C+ALABAMA%2C+%22Outer+Space+Capital%2C+USA%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EA+Fall+scene+along+the+road+to+the+top+of+Monte+Sano.+The+State+Park+is+well-known+for+the+fine+horses+and+horseback+riding+trails.">Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, "Outer Space Capital, USA" A Fall scene along the road to the top of Monte Sano. The State Park is well-known for the fine horses and horseback riding trails.Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, The Wernher von Braun Civic Center. Back: Huntsville, Alabama. In this picture (taken from Monte Sano) you can almost see the new housing developments springing up. Back: Huntsville, Alabama. Madison County Courthouse. Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center's Space Orientation Center. Rocket engine exhibits and other space-age displays are exhibited at the MSFC Space Orientation Center. Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. The Big Spring with the Madison County Courthouse in the background. Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA A scene in Big Springs Park looking toward the new Madison County Courthouse, City Municipal Buildings ond the Bell Telephone Building. Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA The Big Spring with the Huntsville Municipal Building in the background. Back: Kennedy Space Center, FL. Space Shuttle Challenger, Mission 41-B, on pad prior to launch. Back: LACROSSE GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. An Army surface-to-surface artillery guided missile. The Lacrosse system consists of three basic units the missile, which is a solid fuel rocket, a launcher mounted on a standard Army truck, and a guidance station. The Lacrosse is capable of delivering a variety of warheads, at the direction of the combat commander, with precision accuracy. The new multi-million dollar building gives the county government more room to serve the people of Madison County." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Back%3A+MADISON+COUNTY+COURTHOUSE%2C+Huntsville%2C+Alabama%2C+%22Space+City%2CUSA%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EThe+new+multi-million+dollar+building+gives+the+county+government+more+room+to+serve+the+people+of+Madison+County.">Back: MADISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, Huntsville, Alabama, "Space City,USA" The new multi-million dollar building gives the county government more room to serve the people of Madison County.Back: Madison County Courthouse, Huntsville, Alabama. Depicting the history of the county on one million pieces of painted glass. Back: MADISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. The new multi-million dollar County Court House in downtown Huntsville "Space City, USA" serves the people of Madison County. Back: Memorial Parkway, HUNTSVILLE. ALA. Attractive Motel 1 1/2 miles North of City on Highway 231. 21 rooms with Tub and Showers, Tile bath, Carpets, Telephones. Large Lobby with Television. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewer, Owners and Manager. Phone JE 2-2481 or LD 32. Back: MISSILE DISPLAY & PUBLIC PICNIC AREA, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This is one of the many outdoor displays provided to enlighten, encourage and inspire visitors to the area. Sights like this, provide a feeling of safety and security that you can't purchase with a can of insecticide. Back: Missile Strategy Computer is one of the many audience participation exhibits at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center. Visitors may match their skills with this highly animated exhibit highlighting the various applications of missile defense systems. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center, America's largest missile and space exhibit is located west of Huntsville, Alabama on Highway 20. Back: MISSISSIPPI TEST FACILITY, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, HANCOCK COUNTY This 200-foot-tall rocket test tower is one of three units and this particular stand is for static firing the S-ll (second stage) of the giant Saturn V. MTF is a division of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. 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. 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. Back: MORTON HALL, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 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. 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. Back: MUNICIPAL BUILDING HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA The new City of Huntsville Municipal Building, one of the many in "Space City's" Civic Center. Back: NASA'S SA-5 undergoing pre-launch check-out. The Saturn is the free-world's largest space booster. It develops a million and a half pounds thrust. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville. Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field. 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. 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. Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. Cunningham Hall, Women's Dormitory (1947) Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. G. E. Peters Fine Arts Bdg. (1964) Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. Moran Hall, Administration Bdg. (1940) Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. President's Home (1944) Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. Summer Scene on O. C. campus. Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. The Anna Knight Elementary School (1960) Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. W. H. Green Memorial Library (1953) 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. 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. Back: Pope-Scragins [sic] Home, Huntsville, Ala. This home was built in 1815 by Col. Leroy Pope, "The Father of Huntsville", and overlooks a hill. Later it became the home of Leroy Pope Walker, who as Secretary of War for the CSA, gave the order to fire on Fort Sumter, which began the War Between the States. Back: Preparations for unloading Enterprise from 747 Carrier. Back: Ramada Inn Roadside Hotels. Over 100 luxurious rooms, individual air conditioning and heat control, direct dial telephone, color TV, Michael's restaurant and lounge. 3502 South Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama 35801. Phone: (205) 881-6120. Back: REDSTONE ARSENAL southwest of Huntsville, Alabama. Site of the nation's largest ordnance, rocket, and guided missile research. Back: Redstone Federal Credit Union's Main Office is located at 511 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, Alabama, adjoining Research Park. The structure was dedicated in August 1967. Back: ROCKET CITY ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION, MONTE SANO STATE PARK, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA Huntsville it the home of Redstone Arsenal, the world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center. Back: Rocket display at N.A.S.A. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: SAND'S MOTOR HOTEL, Huntsville, Alabama - Where Space Begins, U S. Hiway 23IS and S Parkway. Center of shopping area. Near airport, golf course, bowling, ice skating and all entertainment. 120 rooms. Restaurant and lounge. Swimming Pool. Elevator from underneath parking. "For the Most. Let Us Be Your Host" Back: Scene from Monte Sano Park near Huntsville, Alabama Back: SHELBY MOTEL, Memorial Parkway, on U. S. Highways 231, 431 & 72 North. Inside city limits. Huntsville, Alabama. Phone Jefferson 2-2625. Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Television, Ceramic Baths, Wall to Wall Carpets. Nineteen Rooms. Owned and Operated by Mr. & Mrs. Shelby P. Taylor. Morrison Restaurant nearby. Back: Shelby Motel, Memorial Parkway, On U.S. Highways 231, 431 & 72 North, inside city limits, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA, Phone Jefferson 2-2625 Air conditioned, Electric Heat, Ceramic Tile Baths, Wall to Wall Carpets, Attractive TV Lounge. Restaurant nearby. Owned and Operated by Mr. and Mrs. Shelby P. Taylor. Back: SHELBY MOTEL, North Memorial Parkway, On U. S. Highway 231, 431 & 72 North, Inside City Limits, Huntsville, Alabama, Phone 534-2625 Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Television, Ceramic Tile Baths, Wall-to-Wall Carpets - Owned and Operated by Mr. & Mrs. Shelby P. Taylor. Adjacent to Restaurant - Nineteen Rooms. Back: Sheraton Inn, Huntsville. SHERATON MOTELS & INNS WORLDWIDE, 4404 UNIVERSITY DR. HUNTSVILLE AL 35805, 205/837-3250. For reservations call 800/325-3535. The Sheraton Inn-Huntsville is operated by Harley Hotels, Inc. under a license issued by Sheraton Inns, inc. Back: SHERATON MOTOR INN, 4404 University Drive (72W), Huntsville, Alabama, Phone: (205) 837-3250. Convenient to Jetport, Research Facilities, Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Flight Center Back: SHERATON MOTOR INN, 4404 University Drive (72W), Huntsville, Alabama, Phone: (205) 837-3250. In the Heart of The Rocket City. Back: Skycenter, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, (205) 741-2300 A CITY WITHIN ITSELF! Luxury Hotel, Exciting Dining, 18 Hole Golf Course, Office Services, Shops, Cap & Goggles Lounge, Entertainment. Back: Smith-Williams Log House at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum (1900). The Smith-Williams house originally stood on the eastern base of Monte Sano Mountain. It is a typical home of a subsistence farm family in the hills of North Alabama in 1900. Back: Sorghum Furnace at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Southern farmers boiled down the juice from their sorghum cane crops in furnaces to make a pure, amber colored syrup. In the late 19th century, sorghum was the most popular sweetener in the South. Back: Space Capitol Motel, 4809 Governors Drive, W., Huntsville. Alabama 35805. Swimming Pool - Television - Conference Suite - Restaurant - Self Dial Phones - Free Limousine Service to and from Airport. Call 205 - 837-1670 Collect for Reservations. On the Jetport Highway - Routes Alt. 72 and Ala. 20 Back: SPACE ORIENTATION CENTER, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama Unique, historically significant exhibits vividly portray the development of rocketry and space travel in the free-world missile production center. Back: Space Shuttle Enterprise lands at Redstone Arsenal Airfield March 13, 1978. Back: SPACEDOME LOBBY, Huntsville, Ala. A large Space Shuttle model is dramatically displayed in the lobby of the Spacedome theater which features space and science films. The Spacedome adjoins Earths Largest Space Museum at the Space & Rocket Center. Back: Spaceships, moon buggies, rocket engines and exhibits about space travel fill the multi-million dollar Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. The new space center, World's largest missile and space exhibit, highlights the equipment used by U. S. astronauts to explore the moon. The Center is located west of Huntsville on Highway 20, and operates seven days a week. Back: STREET SCENE, Huntsville, Alabama, a cultural center of the Old South. Huntsville is a large retail trading center, the focal point of an industrial segment of 8 million persons in a 200 mile radius. Back: Super Guppy aircraft, operated under NASA contract and owned by Aero-Space Lines, Inc., Van Nuys, Calif. Used to haul Saturn S-IVB stage from West Coast to Cape Kennedy. Also used to carry other large rocket stages and components. Back: The 7.5 million pound thrust Saturn V first stage is static tested at the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Five F-l engines power the stage. The stage will be the booster for the first Saturn V launched. This vehicle is scheduled for launch this year (1967). Back: The Alabama Space and Rocket Center contains the world's largest collection of missiles, rockets, and space vehicles. A full scale Apollo Saturn V moon rocket is exhibited in a horizontal position and is one of the featured attractions on the 35 acre complex. The exhibition Center is owned and operated by the State of Alabama and is opened every day, located west of downtown Huntsville on Alabama Highway 20. Back: The Big Spring - a great watering spot for Indians and later pioneers heading West - was the reason for HUNTSVILLE'S founding more than 150 years ago. It was here that President James Monroe attended ceremonies admitting Alabama into Statehood in 1819. The mother of seven Governors and Rebel Raider, Gen. John Hunt Morgan, Huntsville is today best known as a center of the nation's guided missile development program at Redstone Arsenal. Back: THE BIG SPRING, Huntsville, Alabama. Located near the center of town, this spring furnished all the city's water supply from its earliest days until recent years. It formed the nucleus for the South's first - and the nation's second - public waterworks system. Now world famous. Back: THE BIG SPRING, Huntsville, Alabama. Located near the center of town, this spring furnished all the city's water supply from its earliest days until recent years. It formed the nucleus for the South's first - and the nation's second - public waterworks system. Now world famous. Back: THE BIG SPRING, Huntsville, Alabama. This spring located near the center of Huntsville, has furnished the water supply of Huntsville since its earliest days, and formed the nucleus for the South's first - and the nation's second - public waterworks system. This space has become world famous. Back: The Burritt Mansion at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Built by Dr. William Henry Burritt for his retirement home atop Round Top Mountain with a commanding view of the City of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley. Completed in 1938, the house is insulated with 2200 bales of wheat straw. Back: The East Hall, Oakwood College. Huntsville, Ala., built in 1910, houses the Development and Public Relations Office, the office of the church pastor, the Health Services and the Quin-C Center. This is the oldest building on the Oakwood College Campus. Back: The Eva B. Dykes Library, Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama, is named tor the first black woman to qualify for the Doctorate Degree and the first black woman to obtain the degree In English. This building contains reading space, classroom facilities, an audio visual classroom, the Archives and Archiveist office, and the museum, which houses artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to black Seventh-Day Adventlst history. Back: The fifth Saturn I launch vehicle (SA-5) leaves the launch pad at Cape Kennedy, Fla., on Jan. 29, 1964. Nose cone painted black for special thermal experiment. Back: The first flight configuration of the giant Saturn C-1 rocket is seen at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, N.A.S.A. Huntsville, Ala. The C-1 will be capable of placing about 10 tons into low earth orbit. Back: The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Alabama Saturn rocket booster barge at dock on Tennessee River. Barge is used to carry boosters from MSFC at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., to NASA - Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for launch. Back: The Goldenrod Motor Lodge, 1007 Memorial Parkway, On U.S. Highway 231, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Phone JE 6-3315. New-Modern, Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Tile Baths, Wall to Wall Carpet - Restaurant nearby. Reasonable Rates - one of North Alabama's Finest. James A Cecil Hughes - Owners and Managers. Back: The historic Huntsville, Alabama passenger depot was completed In 1860 by the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. It was purchased by the City of Huntsville from the Southern Railway System in 1971 and completely restored. This is the arrival of the annual excursion train. 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, 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 lovely lounges and two excellent restaurants. The Twickenham Room and The Pepper Tree. Heated outdoor pool. Back: The Huntsville Public Library, Huntsville, Alabama Back: The Old and the New, Enterprise passing a Saturn 1B. Back: THE REDSTONE, CORPORAL, NIKE-AJAX AND HONEST JOHN GUIDED MISSILES REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Redstone Arsenal is the Army Ordnance research and development center for rockets and guided missiles. It is here where the army developed its guided missiles, including the mighty Jupiter C, which launched the Explorer, the United States first Earth Satellite. Back: The second Uprated Saturn I launch vehicle (designated AS-203) leaves the launch pod at Cape Kennedy, Fla., on July 5, 1966. Saturn was developed at MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama. 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. 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. 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. 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. Back: This is on artist's conception of the Apollo/Saturn V vehicle leaving on the first leg of the moon journey. The three stage vehicle will be launched from Cape Kennedy, Fla. and will carry three astronauts to the moon and back. The Saturn was developed at MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: This is on artist's drawing of the six wheel General Motors built Mobility Test Article. The vehicle is being built by GM and tested by NASA. The concept will be used to design a vehicle for use on the moon. MSFC, at Redstone Arsenal, directs the work. Back: This is the assembly floor at the NASA - Michoud Assembly facility at New Orleans, La. The large assembly building has some 40 acres under one roof. Boosters shown here are first stages for the Uprated Saturn I launch vehicle. The Saturn was developed at Marshall Space Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: This Is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo/Saturn V vehicle, used to place man on the moon. The Saturn V vehicle, developing 7.6 million pounds thrust, was developed under the direction of the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. Back: TOURWAY INN, 1304 N. Memorial Parkway, U.S. 231, 431 & 72, Huntsville, Alabama. 90 Luxury Units - Individually Controlled Heat & Air Conditioning - Direct Dial Phones - TV - Radio - Tub and Shower - Swimming Pool - 24 Hour Service - Restaurant Adjoining - Across The Street From Mall. Ed Story, Your Host - Phone (205) 539-9671, American Express, Diners' Club and Carte Blanche Credit Cards Honored Here Back: TOWN HOUSE MOTOR HOTEL Memorial Parkway, U. S. 231 & 431 South, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, On the Twin Routes to Florida, Phone: JEfferson 6-7481 75 Rooms - Air-Conditioned - Swimming Pool - TV - Room Service - Telephones in Every Room - Diners' Club Restaurant Adjoining Back: Trailway Inn on U. S. Hwys. 231 - 72 & 431 56 Luxury Units with Direct Dial Phones, Radio & Coffee in Rooms. Restaurant & Swimming Pool. 24 Hour Switchboard. Phone AC 205 - 539-9671, TWX 205-533-1021. Ed Story, Your Host Back: Travel Florida Fast Route. Plan to Stop at Monte Plaza Motel. Back: TWICKENHAM HOTEL, Huntsville, Ala., Heart of Rocket City. Excellent accommodations - Reasonable rates. Parking Lot. Sample Rooms. Air Conditioning. Family rates. Catering primarily to commercial trade. Tel. Jefferson 2-2461 - TWX-548. Quincy B. Love, Mgr. Back: Twickenham Station, 509 Williams Ave., Huntsville, Alabama 35801, 205-536-6253 Directly across from the Von Braun civic center, featuring late 1800 saloon, wide selection salad bar and the finest steaks and seafoods enjoyed in authentic rail car dining rooms. 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. Back: U.S. ARMY MISSILE DISPLAY AREA, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama The massive domes house innumerable displays, individual listening devices describe and explain the functions of various Rockets and Missiles. Buttons and levers operate miniature models and allow visitors to play Astronaut. The large dome is 150' in diameter and 85' tall. It is made of vinyl coated nylon, and is kept erect by air pressure. The nylon in this one dome weighs 92,000 lbs. Home of Redstone Arsenal, the Army Ordnance Rocket and Guided Missile Center. The Nike was America's first operational guided missile. Named after the Goddess of Victory, this weapon provides the first line of defense against atomic attack." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Back%3A+U.S.+ARMY+ORDNANCE+%22NIKE%22+GUIDED+MISSILE%2C+HUNTSVILLE%2C+ALABAMA%3Cbr+%2F%3EHome+of+Redstone+Arsenal%2C+the+Army+Ordnance+Rocket+and+Guided+Missile+Center.+The+Nike+was+America%27s+first+operational+guided+missile.+Named+after+the+Goddess+of+Victory%2C+this+weapon+provides+the+first+line+of+defense+against+atomic+attack.">Back: U.S. ARMY ORDNANCE "NIKE" GUIDED MISSILE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA Home of Redstone Arsenal, the Army Ordnance Rocket and Guided Missile Center. The Nike was America's first operational guided missile. Named after the Goddess of Victory, this weapon provides the first line of defense against atomic attack.Back: University of Alabama, Huntsville Campus, Norton [sic] Hall in the Fall. Back: VIEW OF DOWNTOWN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. The Madison County Court House in distance. 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. 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. Business, Tours and Industry Contains a set of photographs. Only one photograph, one of four people horseback riding, has identification of those displayed in it. Contains various business documents from postcards, receipts, accounting documents, and correspondence regarding purchases. Related to Baker L. Roberts. Front: "De Lan' O' Cotton." Front: "Picking Cotton. Huntsville, Ala." Front: "The Grove," Huntsville, Ala. Front: "WILLIAM H. COUNCILL HALL". GIRLS DORMITORY. ALABAMA STATE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL INSTITUTE. NORMAL ALABAMA Front: A Business Center, Huntsville, AL Front: A Close Up View of the Big Spring, Huntsville, Alabama Capacity of Spring 24,000,000 Gallons Daily Back: John Hunt, the founder of Huntsville, in 1805, was the first white man to build his hut on the banks of Biq Spring, and it was from this pioneer that Huntsville takes its name. Front: A close-up View of the Big Spring, Daily capacity 24,000,000 Gallons, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: View of the Big Spring from which Huntsville secures its water supply. Front: Aerial View of Main Business Section, Huntsville, Alabama Front: Alabama A & M Back: ALABAMA A & M, Normal, Alabama Science Building in foreground - also showing Bibb Graves Hall, Student Center, Library, Cafeteria and Women's Dormitory. Front: Alabama Space & Rocket Center SPACEDOME, Huntsville, Alabama Back: SPACEDOME THEATER, Huntsville. Ala. The launch of the Space Shuttle fills the 67-foot dome screen at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center. An unequaled sound system adds to the adventure of space travel inside the 280-seat theater adjoining Earth's Largest Space Museum. Front: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER The AIabama Space and Rocket Center contains the world's largest collection of missiles, rockets, and space vehicles. A full scale Apollo Saturn V moon rocket it exhibited in a horizontal position and it one of the featured attractions on the 35-acre complex. The exhibition Center it owned and operated by the State of Alabama and is opened every day. Located west of downtown Huntsville on Alabama Highway 20. Front: Alabama's Friendliest Back: RUSSEL ERSKINE HOTEL, Huntsville. Ala. 36804 150 Rooms, with all facilities expected of a modern Hotel, Front: Army Ordnance Command Headquarters, Redstone Arsenal Back: THE U. S. ARMY MISSILE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA The Missle Command is responsible for research, design, development, production, maintenance and supply of all Army missiles and rockets. It is a military-civilian team that has pushed the art of missilery rapidly forward. People are the Command's primary resource and their brains and ability are its most precious asset. Front: Atlas Agena-B Space Vehicle with Ranger Spacecraft Back: ATLAS AGENA-B SPACE VEHICLE WITH RANGER SPACECRAFT The Atlas Agena-B space vehicle it shown here with its Ranger spacecraft payload on the pad at Cape Canaveral. Fla. The Atlas Agena-B is being used by NASA to launch the 750-pound Ranger lunar impact missions. The Atlas Agena-B program is managed by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Front: Beautiful Monte Sano Falls, Huntsville, Alabama. Front: Big Spring at Huntsville, Ala. Front: BIG SPRING AT HUNTSVILLE This magnificent natural spring long known to the Indians brought the first settler into Madison County and the village of Huntsville of 1816 was the result. It is just under the hill from the Court House and the heart of town. Back: ALABAMA'S HISTORICAL FESTIVAL AND PAGEANT, Montgomery, May 5th and 6th, featuring "THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH", $10,000 Night Spectacle, 3,000 - Cast - 3,000 Front: Big Spring Basin, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Big Spring Huntsville, Ala. One Million Gallons per Hour. Front: Big Spring in Winter, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Big Spring Outlet, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Back: This spring is the city's water supply. Estimated flow is 24,000,000 gallons daily and is one block from city square. Front: Big Spring, Huntsville's Water Supply, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Big Spring: Capacity Twenty-Five Million Gallons Daily. Front: Bon-Air Motel, U. S. 231, Huntsville, Alabama Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Showers - Beauty Rest Mattresses - Excellent Air Conditioned Restaurant near by. MR. & MRS. R. E. HICKS, Owners and Managers. U.S. Highway 231 inside City Limits. North Huntsville, Alabama. Phone 2706. Front: Bon-Aire Motel, U. S. 241, North Huntsville, Ala. Back: BON-AIRE MOTEL, Electric Heated-Beauty Rest Mattresses, Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Mgrs., Highway 241, North Huntsville, Ala., Phone 2706 or 3744 Front: Bradley Home, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Burritt Museum, Huntsville, Alabama Back: Burritt Museum is located on top of Monte Sano Mountain and is one of the outstanding attractions in the area. Front: Butler School, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Butlers School, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Carding Room, Merrimack Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Back: Carding Room, Merrimack Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Carnegie Library - Huntsville, Ala. Front: Carnegie Library, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Catholic Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Central Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Ala. Front: City Hospital, Huntsville, Ala. Front: City Park and Falls. Twenty-Four Million Gallons per Day. Front: City School, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Clement C. Clay Bridge over Tennessee River near Huntsville, Ala. Back: CLEMENT C. CLAY BRIDGE, This magnificent structure over the Tennessee River is a few miles out of Huntsville on the newly paved "Airline Highway" to Birmingham, Ala., and all points south. Front: Clinton St. and Jewish Synagogue, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Colonial Homes, Huntsville, Ala. Back: Few parts of the South equal Huntsville in wealth of handsome ante-bellum Homes. Posterity may view with profitable concern No. 1, the residence first Secretary of the States of the Confederacy, who issued order to fire on Fort Sumter in 1861, first shot ot the Civil War. This edifice was built in 1815. No. 2, the home of the first Governor of Alabama, built in 1837. No. 3, the palatial home ot a wealthy planter of the Old South, built in 1835. Front: Confederate Monument - Huntsville, Ala. Front: Cotton Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Cotton Season Scene on Public Square, Huntsville, Alabama Front: County Court House - Huntsville, Alabama Front: County Court House, Huntsville, Alabama. Front: County Court House. A good cotton day, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Court House and Confederate Monument, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Court House, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Courthouse, Huntsville, Alabama Back: COURTHOUSE. HUNTSVILLE, ALA. This building is a landmark and has been cited as being one of historic and architectural interest. It is beautifully maintained in lawns and flowers the year 'round. Front: Dallas Cotton Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Back: Dallas Cotton Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Dallas Mfg. Co's Cotton Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Dallas Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Deer in Court Square Park, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Domestic Science Building, Normal, Ala. Front: DOWNTOWN HUNTSVILLE. ALA. This view shows part of the bustling city of Huntsville. Front: East Clinton St., Huntsville, Ala. Front: East Holmes Street, Huntsville, Ala. Front: El Rose Motel on U.S. Hwy. 241, Huntsville, Ala. Back: El Rose Motel. Huntsville's Newest and Finest Ultra Modern Brick Units, Hot Water Heat, Private Tile Baths, Simmons Equipped Throughout. Owned and Operated by Mr. & Mrs. Roy Jacks and Daughter. In City Limits. Highway 241 N. on Florida Short Route. Phone 281 - Huntsville, Ala. Front: El Rose Motel, Air-Conditioned, Huntsville, Alabama Back: EL ROSE MOTEL, Located of By Pass on City Route. Downtown - Huntsville Television Lounge and in Rooms Optional. Good Food - Air-Conditioned - Fully Carpeted. 707 Meridian St. Dial JE 2-5971. Owned and Operated by Mr. L Mrs. Roy Jacks. Front: El Rose Motel, U.S. 231N and 241N Inside City, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: EL ROSE MOTEL, 15 Air conditioned brick units - Hot water heat - Private tiled baths - Simmons equipped throughout. Owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jacks and Iva Jean Jacks. In City Limits on U.S. 231N and 241N on Florida Short Route. Phone 281 Front: Elks' Opera House, Huntsville, Ala. M. R. Murray Front: Episcopal Church - Huntsville, Ala. Front: Famous Big Spring - Huntsville, Alabama - Water Supply 24,000,000 gallons daily Back: Compliments of Monroe Printing Company, Huntsville, Alabama It's a Beautiful World in Huntsville. Front: Federal Square, Huntsville, Ala. Back: FIELDS OF WATER CRESS, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. "Water Cress Capitol of the World." This view repeated many times in Madison County - a county of many fine springs of clear, cool water necessary in growing the best water cress." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Front%3A+Fields+of+Water+Cress%2C+Huntsville%2C+Alabama%2C+%22Water+Cress+Capitol+of+the+World%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EBack%3A+FIELDS+OF+WATER+CRESS%2C+HUNTSVILLE%2C+ALA.+%22Water+Cress+Capitol+of+the+World.%22+This+view+repeated+many+times+in+Madison+County+-+a+county+of+many+fine+springs+of+clear%2C+cool+water+necessary+in+growing+the+best+water+cress.">Front: Fields of Water Cress, Huntsville, Alabama, "Water Cress Capitol of the World" Back: FIELDS OF WATER CRESS, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. "Water Cress Capitol of the World." This view repeated many times in Madison County - a county of many fine springs of clear, cool water necessary in growing the best water cress.Front: First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: First Methodist Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: First Methodist Church, Huntsville, Ala. Back: First Methodist Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: First National Bank, Huntsville, Ala. Front: First National Bank, Huntsville, Ala. Back: The First National Bank building high on the Limestone bluff above Huntsville's historic Big Spring stands proud, essentially the same as it was in 1835 when constructed. It is a handsome reflection of the past in the center of a most ambitious urban redevelopment program, Huntsville's Central City Plan. Front: First Presbyterian Church - Huntsville, Ala. Front: First Presbyterian Church, and Manse, Huntsville, Ala. Front: First Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Ala. Back: First Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Florida Short Line from Monte Sano, Near Huntsville, ALA. Front: Franklin St., Huntsville, Ala. Front: Franklin Street, looking South, Huntsville, Ala. Front: General Finance Co. - 106 W. Clinton St. - Huntsville, Ala. Back: GENERAL FINANCE CO., 106 West Clinton Street, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA A money lending institution, organized and incorporated April 1, 1939 by 100% local citizens, using nothing but local capital, for the benefit of salaried employees. Arnold Kay, Sec'y and Treas. Front: George Houston Bridge across Tennessee River at Guntersville, Ala., Highway U.S. 241 Florida Short Route Front: Gladys Jane Motel - 1302 Posey Ave. N. W. - JE 9-1462 - Huntsville, Ala. Front: Government Bldg., Huntsville, Ala. Front: Government Building, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Greetings from Huntsville Front: Greetings from Huntsville, Ala. Front: Greetings from Huntsville, Ala. Spring Park., Government Bldg., Court House, Elks' Home & Opera House, Franklin St. Front: Greetings from Huntsville, ALA. Huntsville Spring in Winter. Court House. Back: Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress May 19, 1898. Front: Greetings from Huntsville, ALA. Huntsville, U. S. Court House & Post Office, Hotel Monte Sano and Grounds. Back: Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress May 19, 1898. Huntsville has earned the title "Rocket City" since the Army located most of its missile and rocket men at Redstone Arsenal." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Front%3A+Greetings+from+Huntsville%2C+Ala.+The+Rocket+City.%3Cbr+%2F%3EBack%3A+Huntsville%2C+Ala.%2C+%22The+Rocket+City%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EHuntsville+has+earned+the+title+%22Rocket+City%22+since+the+Army+located+most+of+its+missile+and+rocket+men+at+Redstone+Arsenal.">Front: Greetings from Huntsville, Ala. The Rocket City. Back: Huntsville, Ala., "The Rocket City" Huntsville has earned the title "Rocket City" since the Army located most of its missile and rocket men at Redstone Arsenal.Front: Greetings from Huntsville, Alabama, The Space Capital. Everything is O.K ?.. In outer space!! Front: Greetings from Outer Space, Huntsville, Ala. Back: JUPITER-C left: U.S. Army JUPITER-C Missile. This rocket, developed at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Huntsville. Ala., was used to launch the free world's first scientific earth satellite, the EXPLORER. Right: U.S. Army JUPITER Missile. The JUPITER Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile is being developed at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Huntsville. Ala. It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to a distance of 1500 nautical miles. Front: Greetings From Rocket City - Huntsville, Alabama, Home of the Redstone Arsenal Back: Huntsville is home of Redstone Arsenal, the Army Ordance research and development center for rockets and guided missiles. Here has centered the development of such famous rockets and guided missiles as the Nike-Ajax, Nike-Hercules, Corporal, Sergeant, Hawk, Dart, Little John, Honest John, Lacrosse, Hermes, Redstone, Jupiter and Jupiter C, which launched America's first earth satellite. Front: Greetings From Rocket City - Huntsville, Alabama, Home of the Redstone Arsenal Back: Huntsville is the home of Redstone Arsenal which houses the U. S. Army Missile Command with responsibility for all Army Missiles and Rockets, the U. S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School where soldiers receive missile training and the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA which provides the giant rocket vehicles for the nation's space program. Front: H-14-Beautiful View from Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala. 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. Front: Harrison Brothers Hardware Store, Huntsville, Alabama Back: Harrison Brothers Hardware Store, 124 South Side Square - Huntsville, Alabama Located on the Courthouse Square since 1897, Harrison Brothers Hardware Store carries a varied line of Hardware, Crockery, Ironware, Chairs, Gifts, and hard-to-find items. The store is operated by the Historic Huntsville Foundation. Front: Hawk Guided Missile, Redstone Arsenal. Back: HAWK GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This it the Army's versatile surface-to-air guided missile, designed for protection against low altitude attack. Carrying a lethal warhead, this air defense weapon system is capable of destroying attackers flying at the lowest altitudes, at ranges insuring effective protection of defended areas. Highly mobile, the system is capable of being transported with a minimum number of vehicles on the highway, by helicopter, and by aircraft. Front: Headquarters, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Front: High School, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Highway Across Monte Sano Near Huntsville, Ala. Front: Highway to Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Highway to Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, ALA. Cline 1-2-86 Front: HILLCREST MOTOR COURT, Six Miles West on U. S. 72, Huntsville, Alabama Back: HILLCREST MOTOR COURT, Located on U. S. 72, six miles West of Huntsville, Alabama. A modern Motor Court. Air conditioned units available - Electric heat - Restaurant adjoining serving good food. Phone 9232. Front: HILLCREST MOTOR COURT Back: HILLCREST MOTOR COURT, Three Miles West of City, On U. S. HIGHWAY 72 WEST, Phone Jefferson 4-9184 New, Modern, Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Television in Lobby, Tile Baths, Restaurant in connection - Reasonable Rates. Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Miller, Owners & Managers. Front: Historic Huntsville Back: HISTORIC HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, PRESIDENT'S HOUSE, Alabama A & M College in the Fall. Built from the ruins of Green Bottom Inn, one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, it has a commanding view of the campus. (The Green Bottom Inn was noted for its famous race track, where Andrew Jackson raced his thoroughbred horses). Front: Historic Huntsville Back: Historic Huntsville, Alabama. ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE. GREEN BOTTOM INN, one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, was located on Meridian Pike on site now occupied by Alabama A & M. Built in 1815 by John Connelly, the inn attained widespread fame for its adjoining race track, over which many of the outstanding race horses of the period competed. Gen. Andrew Jackson, an avid follower of the sport, often stopped here to race his horses and fight his cocks. For many years the table where he dined was preserved. Front: Historic Huntsville Back: Historic Huntsville, Alabama. ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE. On this campus site once stood the Green Bottom Inn, one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, noted for its race track. GRAY GANDER, once rated the world's fastest horse and winner of a $20,000 purse (not a small amount in the 1800's), raced and worked out here. Many notables, including President James Monroe, President James K. Polk and Andrew Jackson, gathered here for rest and diversion. Front: Holliday House Restaurant Back: Home of Fine Foods, 1012 Memorial Parkway, So., Huntsville, Ala., Owned and Operated By R. E. Bennett & W. C. Thomas Front: Honest John Rocket, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: HONEST JOHN ROCKET, REDSTONE ARSENAL Capable of carrying both atomic and high explosive warheads, this long-range Army artillery rocket is used tactically to provide close fire support to ground combat operations. The weapon has considerably more battlefield mobility than conventional artillery and one high explosive round can deliver on the target, the demolition effect of hundreds of artillery shells. Front: Hotel Russel Erskine, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Hotel Russel Erskine, Huntsville, ALA. Back: HOTEL RUSSEL ERSKINE, HUNTSVILLE. ALA. Front: Hotel Russell Erskine, Huntsville, Alabama. Alabama's Finest Hotel. 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. Front: Hotel Twickenham Shop, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Hotel Twickenham, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Huntsville "Big Spring," Capacity, 20,000,000 Gallons Daily, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Huntsville Electric Center with Big Spring in Foreground Back: HUNTSVILLE ELECTRIC SERVICE CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This ultra-modern building houses all the city's utilities, electricity, natural gas and water. Huntsville is home of the famous Redstone Arsenal, world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center. Front: Huntsville High School, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Huntsville Hospital - Huntsville, Ala. Front: Huntsville Hotel, Huntsville, Ala. Back: Huntsville Hotel, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Huntsville Mfg. Co., Huntsville, Alabama. One of the South's Largest Textile Mills. Front: Huntsville Motel, Huntsville, Ala. Back: HUNTSVILLE MOTEL, U. S. Highway 231 & 431 North, One Mile to Business Section, Member AAA, Alr-Condltioned - Electric Heat - Tile Bath - Beautyrest Mattresses. 1229 Meridian Street, Phone 5378. HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA Front: Huntsville Springs. Front: Huntsville, Ala. Court House. Front: Huntsville, Ala. Huntsville Spring 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."" data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Front%3A+Huntsville%2C+Ala.%3Cbr+%2F%3EBack%3A+HUNTSVILLE%2C+ALABAMA%2C+WASHINGTON+STREET+AT+NIGHT%3Cbr+%2F%3EHuntsville+was+the+scene+of+these+%22firsts%22+in+Alabama%3A%3Cbr+%2F%3E1811+-+first+town+incorporated%3Cbr+%2F%3E1812+-+first+Masonic+Lodge+chartered%3Cbr+%2F%3E1816+-+first+bank+incorporated%3Cbr+%2F%3E1819+-+first+state+constitution+drafted%3Cbr+%2F%3E1819+-+first+governor+inaugurated%3Cbr+%2F%3E1819+-+first+session+of+state+legislature+held%3Cbr+%2F%3E1824+-+first+cotton+mill+erected%3Cbr+%2F%3E1965+-+first+in+%22Outer+Space%2C+U.S.A.%22">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." Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, "City of Beautiful Churches" At top is St. Mark's Lutheran Church, at bottom the First Christian Church." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Front%3A+Huntsville%2C+Alabama%2C+%22City+of+Beautiful+Churches%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EBack%3A+HUNTSVILLE%2C+ALABAMA%2C+%22City+of+Beautiful+Churches%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EAt+top+is+St.+Mark%27s+Lutheran+Church%2C+at+bottom+the+First+Christian+Church.">Front: Huntsville, Alabama, "City of Beautiful Churches" Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, "City of Beautiful Churches" At top is St. Mark's Lutheran Church, at bottom the First Christian Church. Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, "City of Beautiful Churches" At top is the Catholic Church, at bottom the First Presbyterian Church." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Front%3A+Huntsville%2C+Alabama%2C+%22City+of+Beautiful+Churches%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EBack%3A+HUNTSVILLE%2C+ALABAMA%2C+%22City+of+Beautiful+Churches%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EAt+top+is+the+Catholic+Church%2C+at+bottom+the+First+Presbyterian+Church.">Front: Huntsville, Alabama, "City of Beautiful Churches" Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, "City of Beautiful Churches" At top is the Catholic Church, at bottom the First Presbyterian Church. Shown Here Are The Former Madison County Courthouse, Big Springs, Oaklawn Home, Redstone Missile, The Saturn #1 Space Vehicle." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Front%3A+Huntsville%2C+Alabama%2C+The+Space+Capital%3Cbr+%2F%3EBack%3A+HUNTSVILLE.+ALABAMA%2C+%22The+Space+Capital+Of+The+Universe%22%3Cbr+%2F%3EShown+Here+Are+The+Former+Madison+County+Courthouse%2C+Big+Springs%2C+Oaklawn+Home%2C+Redstone+Missile%2C+The+Saturn+%231+Space+Vehicle.">Front: Huntsville, Alabama, The Space Capital Back: HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA, "The Space Capital Of The Universe" Shown Here Are The Former Madison County Courthouse, Big Springs, Oaklawn Home, Redstone Missile, The Saturn #1 Space Vehicle.Front: Huntsville, Municipal Airport Back: Huntsville Municipal Airport, Huntsville, Alabama. Huntsville is the home of the famous Redstone Arsenal, world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center. Front: Huntsville's Newest Hospital, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Inspiration Point - Monte Sano Mountain - Huntsville, Alabama Back: Compliments of Monroe Printing Company, Huntsville, Alabama It's a Beautiful World in Huntsville Front: INSPIRATION POINT, MONTE SANO MOUNTAIN, ELEVATION 2,000 FT., NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALA Front: Juno II, with Pioneer IV, Redstone Arsenal Back: JUNO II. WITH PIONEER IV, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA This space-probing vehicle became the first made-in-the-U.S.A. satellite of the sun. Just 40 hours after launching, Pioneer IV sped past the moon and continued on its journey to the sun. Signals were received until it reached a distance of 416,000 miles - farther than any other man-made object had been tracked. Front: Jupiter Ballistic Missile, Redstone Arsenal Back: JUPITER BALLISTIC MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA The largest weapon, for which the Army has development responsibility, the Jupiter has pin-point accuracy against targets at ranges up to 1,500 nautical miles. The missile is 58 feet in length, and 105 inches in diameter. Front: Jupiter C Back: JUPITER-C. Huntsville, Ala. This missile was developed in Huntsville, Ala. at the Redstone Arsenal, home of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Front: Kay's Motel, Huntsville, Alabama Back: KAY'S MOTEL, Modern - Room-Controlled Electric Heat and Air-Conditioning; Rooms Fully Carpeted, Beautyrest Mattresses and Tile Baths. Nice Restaurants Nearby. U. S. Highways 231-241, South in City Limits. Owned and Operated by MR. & MRS. ARNOLD KAY, Phone: 734, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Front: La Carlos Motel, Highway 241, Meridianville, Ala. Back: LA CARLOS MOTEL, 8 miles North of Huntsville, on Highway 241, Meridianville, Alabama. New brick, air-conditioned optional. Electrically heated. Furnished with the best in furniture. Wall to wall carpet. Ceramic tile bath, box spring. Beauty Rest mattresses. Radio In every room. Restaurant adjoining. Owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. C. M. and J. S. Brewer. Front: La Carlos Motel, Huntsville, Ala., 2 Miles North of By-pass, on U. S. Highways 231 & 431. Back: LA CARLOS MOTEL, Huntsville. Alabama. Restaurant adjoining. Co-Owned & Operated by Mr. & Mrs. L.D. Miller, Phone Jefferson 6 -2524, P. O. Address: Meridianville. Alabama. Front: La Carlos Motel, U. S. Highways 231 and 431, Meridianville, Ala. Back: LA CARLOS MOTEL, 8 Miles North of Huntsville on U.S. Highways 231 and 431, Meridianville, Alabama. New brick. Air conditioned optional. Electrically heated. Furnished with the best. Wall to wall carpet. Ceramic tile bath, box spring. Beauty Rest Mattresses. Radio in every room. Restaurant adjoining. Owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Miller, Phone 4770R Front: Library at Dallas Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Lobby of Y.M.C.A. Huntsville, Ala. Front: Madison County Court House and Confederate Monument, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Madison County Court House, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Maj. Echols Home, Huntsville, Ala. Back: Maj. Echols Home, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Maple Grove Cottages, Huntsville, Ala. U. S. 241 N. 1 mi. Back: MAPLE GROVE COTTAGES, member AAA, American Motor Hotel Association, American Motel Association. Every cottage with private bath, insulated, automatic heat, cross ventilation, ceiling fans. Front: Maple Grove Motel, U.S. 231 N., Huntsville, Ala. Back: Maple Grove Motel, P. O. Box 196, Pho. 1376. Within historical city of Huntsville, location of famed Redstone Arsenal (Army Rocket Research Headquarters). Spacious, quiet, comfortable, air conditioning & electric heat optional. Simmons furnished, private baths. Family units. Member UMC & NCCA. Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Shockley - Managers. Front: Mercury Redstone Back: National Aeronautics and Space Administration's "Mercury-Redstone" being readied for launch at the Cape Kennedy launch site. The rocket was provided by the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Front: Merrimack Mfg. Co. 100,000 Spindles Huntsville, Ala. Chas. L. Lovering, Treas., Boston Jos. J. Bradley, Ast. F. Gordon Cobb, Supt. Front: Merrimack Mfg. Co., A Model Cotton Mill and Village, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Mirror Room, Central Cafe, Huntsville, Alabama Back: THE CENTRAL CAFE, UNUSUAL , 103 W. Clinton St., HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Dine in our beautiful Mirror Room. The most modern Lounge in the South. The ceiling is made of plate glass mirrors, Indirect lighting of Fluorescent and Neon. Air conditioned, decorated with lights in floor. Known far and wide for its excellent cuisine. Louis Tumminello, Prop. Front: Missile 16 Redstone being monitored from foxhole. 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." data-url="/digitalcollections/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Postcards&advanced%5B1%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B1%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B1%5D%5Bterms%5D=Front%3A+Model+of+Saturn+Space+Vehicle+%26amp%3B+%22Real%22+Saturn+Booster.%3Cbr+%2F%3EBack%3A+SCALE+MODEL%2C+SATURN+SPACE+VEHICLE+AND+%22REAL%22+SATURN+BOOSTER%3Cbr+%2F%3EA+one-tenth+scale+model+of+the+Saturn+Space+vehicle+is+shown+here+behind+a+%22real%22+Saturn+booster+at+the+assembly+area+of+the+NASA+Marshall+Space+Flight+Center%2C+Huntsville%2C+Alabama.+The+big+booster+is+capable+of+developing+1.5+million+pounds+thrust.+An+assembled+vehicle+stands+162+feet+high.">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.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. 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. Front: MOTEL & RESTAURANT - PLAYGROUND OF THE SOUTH, Highwoys U. S. 241 and State 32 - 5 Miles North of Scenic Gunteriville, Ala. Back: MOTEL & RESTAURANT, Play Ground of the South. Custom Made Mattresses, Tile Baths, Electrically Heated and Air Cooled. NEW - Overlooking Beautiful Guntersville Lake. Over 200 ft. off Highway. Reasonable Rates. Owned and Operated by Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Poole. 5 miles North of Scenic Guntersville, Ala., Hwys. U. S. 241 and State 32, On Florida Short Route, Phone 2581. 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. Front: MSFC Back: The first flight Saturn V booster is shown being hauled into a giant test stand at NASA - MarshalI Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama (Redstone Arsenal). The booster will be captive fired here. Stage's five F-1 engines produce 7.5 million pounds thrust. 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. Front: National Bank, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Negro Baptising, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Negro Baptizing, Big Spring Branch, Huntsville, Ala. 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. 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. Front: Oakwood College Back: OAKWOOD COLLEGE, Huntsville, Alabama, W. H. Green Memorial Library Front: Oakwood College Back: Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama. F. L. Peterson Hall Front: Over the Dam. Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. One million gallons per hour. M. R. Murray, Jeweler, Huntsville, Ala. Front: PALMER HALL - FRESHMAN DORMITORY - GIRLS. ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. NORMAL ALABAMA 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 Front: Paradise Tourist Court, Huntsville, Alabama. Located one mile north of Huntsville on U. S. Highway No. 241. 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. 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. 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. 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. Front: Post Office and First Methodist Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Post Office and Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Post Office Cafe, Huntsville, Ala. Back: POST OFFICE CAFÉ, Highway 241, Huntsville, Ala. Modern - Air Conditioned - Steaks and Chicken, Our Specialty. Phone 9163 or 1874. Front: Post Office, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Randolph St., Huntsville, Ala. Front: Redstone Ballistic Missile, Redstone Arsenal Back: REDSTONE BALLISTIC MISSILE REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA The Army's "Sunday Punch", the Redstone, is a liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which can place a nuclear or conventional warhead, with extreme accuracy, on targets up to 200 miles away. The missile is 69 feet long and 70 inches in diameter. Front: Redstone Motel Back: REDSTONE MOTEL, Highway 231 South, Huntsville, Alabama, Air-Conditioned - Electric Heat, "The Utmost in Comfort", Phone JEfferson 4-6854. Front: Redstone Back: Redstone Missile. Developed at Huntsville, Alabama's Redstone Arsenal, the Redstone is shown here being readied for launching at Cape Canaveral. Front: Residence of Mr. & Mrs. Milton K. Cummings, Huntsville, Alabama Back: This residence was built in 1860 by Major Robert H. Watkins. In 1863 became the headquarters of General John A. Logan of U. S. Army during the time he was Federal Commander of Huntsville. Front: Rolling Cotton Down the Bluff, Huntsville, Alabama Back: ROLLING COTTON DOWN THE BLUFF. This picture shows the negroes rolling the cotton down the bluff to be loaded on the waitiug steamer. The average bale weighs 500 pounds. One hundred years ago it would have taken a person working night and day two years to separate the seed from the cotton in one bale; to-day a battery ginnery has a capacity of 155 hundred pound bales in twelve hours. Front: S. O. Holmes, Furniture, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Saturday Afternoon on the Square, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Saturn I Back: The eighth Saturn I launch vehicle launched from the NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Fla., (vehicle designated SA-9) is shown leaving the launch pad on Feb. 16,1965. The Saturn was developed at Marshall Space Center, HuntsviIle, Alabama. Front: Saturn Space Vehicle - Made in Huntsville, Alabama. Back: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S "SATURN" - WORLD'S LARGEST KNOWN ROCKET LAUNCHED FROM CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA ON OCTOBER 27, 1961. Front: Scene on Flint River, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Scene on Franklin St., Huntsville, Ala. Front: Scenic Drive to Monte Sano, Near Huntsville, Ala. Front: Scenic Drive to Monte Sano, Near Huntsville, Ala. - 12 Front: Scenic Views Near Huntsville, Ala. Back: No. 1. Gorgeous Scenic Drive to Huntsville. No. 2, Inspiration Point, 2000 feet elevation, overlooking Huntsville. No. 3, "Over the Top." Monte Sano Mountain, 2000 feet elevation, overlooking Huntsville, Ala. Front: Sergeant Guided Missile, Redstone Arsenal. Back: SERGEANT GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Measuring about 30 feet in length, the Army's Sergeant is a surface-to-surface, solid propellant, ballistic guided missile possessing a very high degree of reliability and accuracy. Also highly mobile, it can be quickly emplaced and fired by a very small crew, under all conditions of weather and terrain, delivering a nuclear blow far behind enemy lines. Its highly accurate guidance system is invulnerable to ony known means of enemy counter-measures. Front: Sergeant Guided Missile, Redstone Arsenal. Back: SERGEANT GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Measuring about 30 feet in length, the Army's Sergeant is a surface-to-surface, solid propellant, ballistic guided missile possessing a very high degree of reliability and accuracy. Also highly mobile, it can be quickly emplaced and fired by a very small crew, under all conditions of weather and terrain, delivering a nuclear blow far behind enomy lines. Its highly accurate guidance system is invulnerable to any known means of enemy counter-measures. Front: Soldiers Monument. Huntsville, Ala. Front: Sou. Depot 1976, Chase, Ala. Front: Sou. Depot, Belle Mina, Ala. 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. Front: Southern Ry Depot, Huntsville, Alabama Front: Spinning Room, Merrimack Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Back: Spinning Room, Merrimack Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: State School, Huntsville, Alabama Front: Static Test Tower. Back: STATIC FIRING TEST TOWER, MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER The Saturn booster undergoes static firing at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The booster has been successfully static fired many times prior to the launching of the first Saturn from Cape Canaveral, Florida on October 27, 1961. The same tower has been used for Redstone and Jupiter programs. Static testing of a missile consists of locking the missile into place on the stand and firing it. The missile does not "take off", but as it strains against the mighty grip of the great tower its roaring engine can be studied for performance characteristics as if it were actually in flight. Front: Street Scene - Huntsville, Ala. Front: Street Scene, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Street Scene, Huntsville, Ala. Back: Street Scene, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Sugg Home, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Sunset on Monte Sano, Huntsville, Ala. Back: For a breathtaking view, come to Monte Sano State Park at sunset. The scenes from the mountain are beautiful in the day, too. Front: Sunshine Motel, 6 Ml. N. HUNTSVILLE, ALA., HIGHWAY 231-431
Back: 12 Units - Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Beauty Rest Mattresses - T. V. in Lounge - Restaurant Adjoining. Front: Tennessee Valley Bank Building, Jefferson Street, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Terry Brothers Co. Department Store, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Bierne [sic] Home, Erected in 1837, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Bierne [sic] Home, Erected in 1837, Huntsville, Ala. Back: The Bierne [sic] Home, Erected in 1837, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Big Spring - Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. 24,000,000 Gallons Per Day. M. R. Murray Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. 50,000,000 gals. Daily. Back: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. 50,000,000 gals. Daily. Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Capacity 24,000,000 Gallons Daily. Back: John Hunt, the founder of Huntsville, in 1805, was the first white man to build his hut on the banks of Big Spring, and it was from this pioneer that Huntsville takes its name. Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Twenty-four million gallons daily. Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Alabama Back: THE BIG SPRING, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Located in the heart of town at the base of a rock wall of some sixty feet. This spring has an output of approximately 23,000,000 gallons daily. It is a world famous landmark. Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Alabama Back: THE BIG SPRING, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Located in the heart of town at the base of a rock wall of some sixty feet. This spring has an output of approximately 23,000,000 gallons daily. Front: The Big Spring. Capacity 20,000,000 Gallons Daily. Front: The Bradley Home at Merrimack - Huntsville, Ala. - The Burns Home. Front: The Bradley Home at Merrimack - The Burns Home - Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Butler Training School, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Charles Motel, Huntsville, Ala., 2 Miles North of By-pass, on U.S. Highways 231 & 431. Back: THE Charles MOTEL, THE Charles RESTAURANT, Huntsville, Alabama. Owned & Operated by Mr. & Mrs. L.D. Miller, Phone JEfferson 6-2524, P.O. Address: Meridianvllle, Alabama Front: The Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Daily Times Building, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Dallas Mills, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Elks Theatre, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Episcopal Church, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Henderson National Bank, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Huntsville Big Spring, Capacity 20,000,000 gallons daily, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Huntsville High School, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Merrimack Mills, Huntsville, Ala 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. Front: The Pershing Missile, Redstone Arsenal Back: THE PERSHING MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This Pershing surface to surface missile can deliver an atomic warhead deep into enemy territory. The Army missile is a solid propellant ballistic missile under development by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency to replace the old reliable Redstone. The missile is named for General of the Armies John J. Pershing, World War I hero. Front: The Ritz Café, 108 North Washington St., Huntsville Alabama Back: Complete Menu - Sandwiches to Full Courses. Home Baked Pie, Corn Bread, and Biscuits. Specialising in Tennessee Country Ham. Air Conditioned. IN THE HEART OF HUNTSVILLE, on all connecting routes. Front: The Spring and Ford, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, Huntsville, Ala. Front: The Three Forks of Flint River, near Huntsville, Ala. Front: THE TWIN FALLS ON MONTE SANO, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Front: The Weeden Homestead, Huntsville, Alabama. "Bandana Ballads" Front: Twickenham Hotel, Huntsville, Alabama. Strictly Fireproof. Remodeled Throughout. INGRAM & CUNNINGHAM, Lessees, JACK CULLENS, Manager. Back: Twickenham Hotel. Strictly Fireproof. Huntsville, Alabama. 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. 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. Front: U.S. Post Office and Court House, Huntsville, Alabama Front: U.S. Post Office, Huntsville, Alabama Front: United Church of Huntsville, Huntsville, AL Back: 7906 Whitesburg Dr., Huntsville, AL 35802 Front: VANISHING FALLS, MONTE SANO, HUNTSVILLE. ALA. Front: View from Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala. Front: View of Oakwood Junior College Campus, 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. 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. Front: Washington Street & Court Square, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Washington Street at Night, Looking South, Huntsville, Alabama Front: Washington Street Looking North, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Washington Street, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Weeden House, Home of Howard Weeden, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Welcome to Huntsville. Missile and Space Capital. Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Welcome to the "Outer Space Capitol, USA" - a progressive and friendly metropolis. Front: Welcome! Space Capital of the Universe, Huntsville, Alabama. Back: WELCOME TO HUNTSVILLE! Huntsville, Ala. is the home of Redstone Arsenal, where the Army Ballistic Missile Agency is located. Also the Army Ordnance Guided Missile School. Front: WISDOM FALLS. 45 FT., NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Front: Y.M.C.A. Building, Huntsville, Ala. Front: Y.M.C.A., Huntsville, Ala. HERMES GUIDED MISSILE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. The first American-mode guided missile, first put on public display, at Huntsville, home of the world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center, Redstone Arsenal. Information on the back of the postcard says the Barefoot Trader sells items with a Polynesian theme. The back of this real photo postcard reads, "Virginia Clay Clopton, age 90." The front of this postcard shows photographs of the 3/5 scale Maxwell and 1910 Ford replica antique cars while the back provides information on them. 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. This folder contains correspondence, postcards and prayer cards offering condolences. This postcard features a stereotypical depiction of a Black man picking cotton. Postcards that depicted Black people this way were produced as nostalgic items for the consumption of White people. Postcards like this one were generic and printed for many different towns and cities across the Southern U.S., including Huntsville. This postcard has an image of the "Two Seater Speedway Hot Rod" as well as a description and a price for it. This postcard was written by Hildegard Nörenberg in Tegel, Berlin, Germany, and sent to her sweetheart Hans-Albert Silberberg in Stuttgart. The reverse of the postcard shows the letterhead of Nörenberg's father's business, Walter Nörenberg Eisenwaren, a hardware store. This section contains a scrapbook from Herbert E. Pettus which contains posters, correspondence and photographs related to Herbert's time in college. Some items have notes describing what they are or the context surrounding them underneath. This section contains images of the contents of Ruth Elizabeth Pettus' scrapbook. The majority of the contents include correspondence, envelopes, posters and notes related to colleges and their events / activities. 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. Unsorted business papers including advertisements, correspondence, insurance cards and receipts.
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