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  • img_00359.pdf

    Front: The Big Spring - Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00361.pdf

    Front: The Big Spring - Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00363.pdf

    Front: Big Spring at Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00365.pdf

    Front: Big Spring at Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00369.pdf

    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.
  • img_00373.pdf

    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.
  • img_00375.pdf

    Front: Big Spring, Huntsville's Water Supply, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00377.pdf

    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.
  • img_00379.pdf

    Front: Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00381.pdf

    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.
  • img_00383.pdf

    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.
  • img_00385.pdf

    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.
  • img_00389.pdf

    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.
  • img_00393.pdf

    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.
  • img_00395.pdf

    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.
  • img_00397.pdf

    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.
  • img_00399.pdf

    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,
  • img_00401.pdf

    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.
  • img_00403.pdf

    Front: A Business Center, Huntsville, AL
  • img_00405.pdf

    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.
  • img_00407.pdf

    Front: S. O. Holmes, Furniture, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00409.pdf

    Front: The Elks Theatre, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00411.pdf

    Front: The Elks Theatre, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00413.pdf

    Front: Elks' Opera House, Huntsville, Ala. M. R. Murray
  • img_00415.pdf

    Front: Hotel Twickenham Shop, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00417.pdf

    Front: The Henderson National Bank, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00419.pdf

    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.
  • img_00421.pdf

    Front: Terry Brothers Co. Department Store, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00423.pdf

    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.
  • img_00425.pdf

    Front: Y.M.C.A., Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00427.pdf

    Front: Lobby of Y.M.C.A. Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00429.pdf

    Front: Y.M.C.A. Building, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00431.pdf

    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.
  • img_00435.pdf

    Front: Sou. Depot 1976, Chase, Ala.
  • img_00437.pdf

    Front: Sou. Depot, Belle Mina, Ala.
  • img_00439.pdf

    Front: Southern Ry Depot, Huntsville, Alabama
  • img_00441.pdf

    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.
  • img_00443.pdf

    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.
  • img_00445.pdf

    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.
  • img_00449.pdf

    Front: Hotel Russel Erskine, Huntsville, ALA.
    Back: HOTEL RUSSEL ERSKINE, HUNTSVILLE. ALA.
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