Browse Collections (75 total)
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George Landwehr von Pragenau Collection
View the items in George Landwehr von Pragenau CollectionGeorge Landwehr von Pragenau was born January 5, 1927 in Austria and became a U.S. citizen in November 1963. Von Pragenau joined the von Braun team in…
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Christel W. Ludewig McCanless Collection
View the items in Christel W. Ludewig McCanless CollectionChristel Ludewig McCanless was born in Germany in 1939. Her father, Hermann Ludewig, was one of the V-2 engineers at Peenemuende. Consequently, she…
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George F. McCanless, Jr. Collection
View the items in George F. McCanless, Jr. CollectionGeorge F. McCanless, Jr., husband of Christel Ludewig McCanless, is an expert on Space Station Freedom, microgravity research, aerodynamics, and…
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Anthony Young Collection
View the items in Anthony Young CollectionAnthony Young was born in 1950. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a B.A. degree in Industrial Design. Mr. Young has worked for over twenty years…
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Bob Ward Collection
View the items in Bob Ward Collection"Bob Ward (1934 to 2018), a former managing editor and editor-in-chief of the "Huntsville Times," has written extensively about space since 1957. The…
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Space City Collection
View the items in Space City CollectionSpace City was to be an outer space theme park fantasy based in Huntsville; it was to capitalize on space's growing popularity as putting man on the…
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Burwell Family Collection
View the items in Burwell Family CollectionView Edwin D. Burwell's World War II service timeline, 1943-1944
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Apollo 11 Launch Film
View the items in Apollo 11 Launch FilmThis film shows the "VIP" section of seating for the Apollo 11 launch. The film shows them going to the stands and then watching the rocket as it…
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Helmut Horn Collection
View the items in Helmut Horn CollectionHelmut Horn (June 24, 1912 to January 1, 1994) was a member of von Braun's Rocket Team.
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Gertrude Conard Collection
View the items in Gertrude Conard CollectionGertrude Conard (February 17, 1924 to May 20, 2008) was the personal secretary of William R. Lucas, the fourth Director of the George C. Marshall…
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Ernst Geissler Collection
View the items in Ernst Geissler CollectionErnst D. Geissler was born on August 4, 1915 in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany, where he attended grammar school and high school until 1934. From there, he…
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Philip Mason Collection
View the items in Philip Mason CollectionDr. Philip M. Mason gave a full decade of dedicated service [as of 1975] during which time the Huntsville Center was brought to the 332-acre campus…
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Frances Cabaniss Roberts Collection
View the items in Frances Cabaniss Roberts CollectionDr. Frances Cabaniss Roberts was born December 19, 1916 in Gainesville, Alabama, a daughter of Richard H. and Mary (Watson) Roberts. She graduated…
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Willi Karl Kuberg Collection
View the items in Willi Karl Kuberg CollectionWilli Karl Kuberg (July 8, 1917 to August 13, 1994) "trained in industry as a mechanical technician" from 1934 to 1939 (Lundquist). Kuberg worked at…
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Southpaw Postcard Collection
View the items in Southpaw Postcard CollectionGeorge (Buzz) & Peg Heeschen have allowed us to include their collection of about 500 Huntsville and Madison County postcards, including scenes of…
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Lawrence J. Thomson Collection
View the items in Lawrence J. Thomson CollectionLawrence J. Thomson was born on August 18, 1925 and died February 1, 2004. In 1941, Thomson enlisted in the Merchant Marines; in 1944 he enlisted with…