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Greetings From Rocket City

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.

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From the postcard collection of George and Peg Heeschen, The Southpaw, Huntsville, Alabama

This collection is digital only.

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