Browse Items (1976 total)

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  Coal barge on the Tennessee River.

  A note on the reverse of the photograph reads, "Ton of coal passing Decatur on the Tennessee River."
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  Parts of a V-2 rocket on display on the west side of Courthouse Square in Huntsville, Alabama.

  The tank on the left is labeled "V-2 Alcohol Container," while the tank on the right is labeled "V-2 Liquid Oxygen Container." On the far right of the photo is the "V-2 Propulsion Unit." In the background are various businesses, including P. M. Woodfin Cotton, Anderson Clayton & Co. Cotton Buyers, and First National Bank.
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  David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Painted sign advertising the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Today this sign is on display in the Archives and Special Collections reading room on the ground floor of the library. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Olga Ley speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  David Christensen is standing at the right. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
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  Arthur Rudolph speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  At the time, Rudolph was retired from NASA as the former manager of the Saturn V program at Marshall Space Flight Center. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Ben Graves speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  Graves was the president of UAH at the time. David Christensen is standing at the right, next to a sign painted to advertise the collection. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
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  Olga Ley cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library.

  The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.