Back: Twickenham Station, 509 Williams Ave., Huntsville, Alabama 35801, 205-536-6253 Directly across from the Von Braun civic center, featuring late 1800 saloon, wide selection salad bar and the finest steaks and seafoods enjoyed in authentic rail car dining rooms.
Developed by Marshall Space Flight Center and built by Boeing, the LRV was an electric vehicle used to explore the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions.
On back: "Anna Barclay Newman, 1845-1931 / Milton H Lanier / " " " Jr. / Annie Troy Lanier } Their father, seated / Robert Troy } with Margaret Troy Lanier
These photographs were probably taken on the steps of the Bibb house. On far left, Marnie Henson; the other children are unidentified. The dog on the top step is identified as "Chris-ol-boy." Identifications are written on back.
This image is of a type-written letter by Ruth Heimburg in Deutsch. Sent from Ft. Bliss, Texas to her Father in Germany. Notably, Ruth asks her Father if her younger brother Dieter has been cooking his potato goulash as that is his "specialty."
Back: U.S. ARMY MISSILE DISPLAY AREA, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama The massive domes house innumerable displays, individual listening devices describe and explain the functions of various Rockets and Missiles. Buttons and levers operate miniature models and allow visitors to play Astronaut. The large dome is 150' in diameter and 85' tall. It is made of vinyl coated nylon, and is kept erect by air pressure. The nylon in this one dome weighs 92,000 lbs.
Back: U.S. ARMY ORDNANCE "NIKE" GUIDED MISSILE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA Home of Redstone Arsenal, the Army Ordnance Rocket and Guided Missile Center. The Nike was America's first operational guided missile. Named after the Goddess of Victory, this weapon provides the first line of defense against atomic attack.
Front: U. S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Back: U. S. ARMY ORDNANCE GUIDED MISSILE SCHOOL, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA One of the free world's leading Technical Training Centers valued at $73,000,000. It has trained men from the U. S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps and 15 Allied nations to man and maintain a powerful array of new weapons at bases throughout the free world.
The report outlines highlights of the Armed Forces Day, including attendance, media, and the parade lineup. The theme of the day was "Power for Peace." The report includes news clippings, a Redstone Arsenal welcome brochure, and photographs of the festivities in downtown Huntsville and at Redstone Arsenal.
