Agriculture (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Salutations (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Back: Huntsville, Ala., "The Rocket City"
Huntsville has earned the title "Rocket City" since the Army located most of its missile and rocket men at Redstone Arsenal.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Back: JUPITER-C
left: U.S. Army JUPITER-C Missile. This rocket, developed at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Huntsville. Ala., was used to launch the free world's first scientific earth satellite, the EXPLORER.
Right: U.S. Army JUPITER Missile. The JUPITER Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile is being developed at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Huntsville. Ala. It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to a distance of 1500 nautical miles.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Marshall Space Flight Center]]> Agriculture (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Schools (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, U.S.A.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Alabama A&M University]]> Business enterprises (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Central business districts (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> 100 Jefferson Street N]]> Monte Sano (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> A Fall scene along the road to the top of Monte Sano. The State Park is well-known for the fine horses and horseback riding trails.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Monte Sano]]> Courthouses (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Central business districts (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> 100 Courthouse Square]]> 1910-1919]]> Streets (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Central business districts (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N. Y.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Washington Street]]> Burritt Museum (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Burritt on the Mountain]]> Central business districts (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> This scene shows a part of Big Springs Park, the City Hall, Madison County Courthouse, State National Bank Building and other fine edifices in downtown.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Downtown Aerial View, looking Northeast]]> Central business districts (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Photo by Bryson Studio, Huntsville.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Downtown Aerial View, looking Northeast]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> U.S. Army Photo]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Schools (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> A partial view of the campus in the Fall. Organized in 1875 as the Huntsville Normal and Industrial School by William Hooper Councill, with 2 teachers and 61 pupils, it is now nationally recognized.]]> Color by Clark]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Alabama A&M University]]> Schools (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Bibb Graves Hall in center and on the right is the Student Union Building (College Center).]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Alabama A&M University]]> Schools (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Back: Historic Huntsville, Alabama. ALABAMA A & M COLLEGE.
On this campus site once stood the Green Bottom Inn, one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, noted for its race track. GRAY GANDER, once rated the world's fastest horse and winner of a $20,000 purse (not a small amount in the 1800's), raced and worked out here. Many notables, including President James Monroe, President James K. Polk and Andrew Jackson, gathered here for rest and diversion.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Alabama A&M University]]> Schools (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Back: ALABAMA A & M, Normal, Alabama
Science Building in foreground - also showing Bibb Graves Hall, Student Center, Library, Cafeteria and Women's Dormitory.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Alabama A&M University]]> Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Anderson News Company, Florence, Ala.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> One Tranquility Base]]>