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  • img_00793.pdf

    Front: Highway to Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, ALA.
    Cline 1-2-86
  • img_00797.pdf

    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.
  • img_00799.pdf

    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.
  • img_00803.pdf

    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.
  • img_00805.pdf

    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.
  • img_00807.pdf

    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.
  • img_00809.pdf

    Back: Burritt Museum, Atop Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama
  • img_00811.pdf

    Front: H-14-Beautiful View from Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala.
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    Back: Scene from Monte Sano Park near Huntsville, Alabama
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    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.