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  • Huntsville, Alabama, The Space Capital

    Front: Huntsville, Alabama, The Space Capital
    Back: HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA, "The Space Capital Of The Universe"
    Shown Here Are The Former Madison County Courthouse, Big Springs, Oaklawn Home, Redstone Missile, The Saturn #1 Space Vehicle.
  • Greetings From Rocket City

    Front: Greetings From Rocket City - Huntsville, Alabama, Home of the Redstone Arsenal
    Back: Huntsville is the home of Redstone Arsenal which houses the U. S. Army Missile Command with responsibility for all Army Missiles and Rockets, the U. S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School where soldiers receive missile training and the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA which provides the giant rocket vehicles for the nation's space program.
  • Greetings from Huntsville, Ala.

    Front: Greetings from Huntsville, Ala. Spring Park., Government Bldg., Court House, Elks' Home & Opera House, Franklin St.
  • Greetings from Huntsville, Ala.

    Front: Greetings from Huntsville, Ala.
  • Colonial Homes, Huntsville, Ala.

    Front: Colonial Homes, Huntsville, Ala.
    Back: Few parts of the South equal Huntsville in wealth of handsome ante-bellum Homes. Posterity may view with profitable concern
    No. 1, the residence first Secretary of the States of the Confederacy, who issued order to fire on Fort Sumter in 1861, first shot ot the Civil War. This edifice was built in 1815.
    No. 2, the home of the first Governor of Alabama, built in 1837.
    No. 3, the palatial home ot a wealthy planter of the Old South, built in 1835.
  • Greetings from Huntsville

    Front: Greetings from Huntsville
  • Greetings from Huntsville, Ala.

    Front: Greetings from Huntsville, ALA. Huntsville, U. S. Court House & Post Office, Hotel Monte Sano and Grounds.
    Back: Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress May 19, 1898.
  • Greetings from Huntsville, Ala.

    Front: Greetings from Huntsville, ALA. Huntsville Spring in Winter. Court House.
    Back: Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress May 19, 1898.
  • "Living in Huntsville and Madison County: Home of George C. Marshall Space Flight Center."

    This pamphlet includes a memo to "Key MSFC Employees" from M. Keith Wible, Chief of the Manpower Utilization and Administration Office at Marshall Space Flight Center.
  • "Redstone Arsenal 1972 Unofficial Guide."

    This guide to Redstone Arsenal contains a history of the Arsenal, complete with pictures of "Army Missiles of the Past" and details about the Army Commands stationed there, as well as descriptions of the amenities, facilities, and social opportunities available on base and in the Huntsville area.
  • "Huntsville, Alabama: Missile and Space Capital."

    This promotional booklet describes the facilities offered by the City of Huntsville, Alabama, during the 1960s, including various city departments, utilities, schools, industries, and cultural institutions.
  • Photo of a lunar drill part.

    This photograph shows a separate part that makes up the lunar drill.
  • Photo of a section of the lunar drill.

    This photograph shows an area of the lunar drill with various parts and functions.
  • Photo of a lunar drill part.

    This photograph shows a separate part that makes up the lunar drill.
  • Photo of a lunar drill bit.

    This photograph shows a lunar drill bit being held/measured by another instrument.
  • Photos of a lunar drill part.

    These photographs show separate parts of the lunar drill in various angles.
  • Photo of a lunar drill bit.

    This photograph shows a drill bit for the lunar drill.
  • Photo of a lunar drill part.

    This photograph shows a separate part that makes up the lunar drill.
  • Photo of various lunar drill parts on a trailer.

    This photograph shows various lunar drill parts on a trailer. A description on the back reads: "Type for Lunar Drill"
  • Photo of the lunar drill during testing.

    A description of the photograph is provided on the back: "Lunar Drill Rate Meter Laboratory Apparatus. Bensko, J assisted by Monks, T."