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  • img_00859.pdf

    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.
  • img_01165.pdf

    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.
  • img_01115.pdf

    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.
  • uah_lone_007_097.pdf

    The report outlines highlights of the Armed Forces Day, including attendance, media, and the parade lineup. The theme of the day was "Power for Peace." The report includes news clippings, a Redstone Arsenal welcome brochure, and photographs of the festivities in downtown Huntsville and at Redstone Arsenal.
  • img_01123.pdf

    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.
  • img_01083.pdf

    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.
  • img_01071.pdf

    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.
  • spc_schu_080_082.pdf

    This document includes details about Schulze's transfer to the United States after World War II, including his health and the terms of his employment as an engineer.
  • http://dkdayton.net/roberts/images/r04b/pdfs/r04b08a05.pdf

    Large items moved to Flat File, drawer 5
  • http://dkdayton.net/roberts/images/r04b/pdfs/r04b08a07.pdf