UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

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  • Zeus Missile

    Back: ARMY'S ZEUS MISSILE AGAINST AN OLD SOUTHERN BACKGROUND
    A Zeus Missile - part of the Army's Nike-X Anti-Missile System - is posed in front of the Goddard House at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., home of the U. S. Army Missile Command. The Goddard House is an old plantation house taken over by the Army when the Arsenal was established near Huntsville in 1941.
  • Y.M.C.A. Building

    Front: Y.M.C.A. Building, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Y.M.C.A.

    Front: Y.M.C.A., Huntsville, Ala.
  • Wisdom Falls

    Front: WISDOM FALLS. 45 FT., NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALA.
  • William H. Councill Hall

    Front: "WILLIAM H. COUNCILL HALL". GIRLS DORMITORY. ALABAMA STATE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL INSTITUTE. NORMAL ALABAMA
  • Wildcat Still Atop Green Mountain

    Back: NATURE TRAIL, Atop Green Mountain Near Huntsville, Alabama
    Tourists find this Wildcat Still interesting and informative. A.B.C. supervised construction, complete and typical of many Family Factories operating locally. Tourism rates Alabama's third largest industry. Top two are probably Bootlegging and Federally cosponsored Urban Renewal (Downtown Demolition), depending on local election results.
  • Welcome to Huntsville.  Missile and Space Capital.

    Front: Welcome to Huntsville. Missile and Space Capital.
    Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Welcome to the "Outer Space Capitol, USA" - a progressive and friendly metropolis.
  • Weeden House

    Front: Weeden House, Home of Howard Weeden, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Weeden Homestead

    Front: The Weeden Homestead, Huntsville, Alabama. "Bandana Ballads"
  • Washington Street on East Side Square

    Front: Street Scene - Huntsville, Ala.
  • Washington Street on East Side Square

    Front: Washington Street, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Washington Street on East Side Square

    Front: Washington Street, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Washington Street Looking North

    Front: Washington Street Looking North, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Washington Street at Night, Looking South

    Front: Washington Street at Night, Looking South, Huntsville, Alabama
  • Washington Street at Night, Looking North

    Front: Huntsville, Ala.
    Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, WASHINGTON STREET AT NIGHT
    Huntsville was the scene of these "firsts" in Alabama:
    1811 - first town incorporated
    1812 - first Masonic Lodge chartered
    1816 - first bank incorporated
    1819 - first state constitution drafted
    1819 - first governor inaugurated
    1819 - first session of state legislature held
    1824 - first cotton mill erected
    1965 - first in "Outer Space, U.S.A."
  • Washington Street & Court Square

    Front: Washington Street & Court Square, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Wake Robin Motel

    Front: Wake Robin Motel, Huntsville, Ala., 1 Mile North on U. S. 231
    Back: WAKE ROBIN MOTEL, One Mile North on U.S. Highway 231, Huntsville, Ala. Air conditioned optional. Modern and Quiet. "Comfort without Extravagance". Phone 9146.
  • W. J. Blake Memorial Center, Oakwood College

    Back: The W. J. Blake Memorial Center, Oakwood College, Huntsville, Ala., built in 1969, contains offices for the United Student Movement and the Student Development. On the ground level there is a Student Recreation Center. The upper level houses the cafeteria, administrative offices and Student and Faculty lounges.
  • W. H. Green Memorial Library, Oakwood College

    Back: The W. H. Green Hall. Oakwood College, Huntsville, Ala., built in 1956 of brick colonial architectural design, contains the Behavioral Science and Religion Department. The book store is housed in the east wing.
  • W. H. Green Memorial Library, Oakwood College

    Front: Oakwood College
    Back: OAKWOOD COLLEGE, Huntsville, Alabama, W. H. Green Memorial Library