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Juno II launch.

Juno II was developed by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Huntsville, Alabama.

Space Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, Fall 1958.

This issue discusses at length the competition in science, technology, and engineering between the United States and the Soviet Union, including comparisons of developments in missiles, satellites, and educational systems. This issue also includes plans for a village on the Moon. Includes the subscription card inserted in the center of the issue.

Pamphlet from the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission Celebration in Huntsville, Alabama.

The pamphlet includes biographical information on the three Apollo 11 astronauts as well as Wernher von Braun, then director of Marshall Space Flight Center. The back of the pamphlet congratulates the NASA and aerospace employees in Huntsville "who have made this historic achievement possible."

Official first day cover commemorating the 150th anniversary of Alabama statehood.

Addressed to Miss Louisa W.G. Williams at 312 Williams Ave. SE in Huntsville, Alabama, the envelope features an illustration of the "First Capitol of Alabama, Huntsville, 1819." The envelope is stamped "First Day of Issue."

<i>Space Journal</i>, vol. 2, no. 1, September 1959.

Space Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, September 1959.

<i> Space Journal</i>, vol. 1, no. 5, March-May 1959.

Space Journal, vol. 1, no. 5, March-May 1959.

This issue includes a statement announcing Space Journal's termination of all connections with the U.S. military and with the Rocket City Astronomical Association. At the time, commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) at Redstone Arsenal Gen. John B. Medaris was concerned that the publishers and writers, all in the employ of ABMA, were using their government positions for personal gain through the magazine. Topics covered in the issue include the dangers and feasibility of space travel, designing buildings for life on the Moon, and the existence of life elsewhere in the universe.

<i>Space Journal</i>, vol. 2, no. 2, December 1959.

Space Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, December 1959.

In this issue, articles focus heavily on the exploration of space and the particulars of human activities in space, including "the space man's food," research on how weightlessness affects the human body, and the lack of laws governing space. Also included is a profile of Roy Marquardt, "the ramjet man" and founder of Marquardt Aircraft Company. This is the final published issue of Space Journal.

Transcript of the Civil War diary of George Washington Harris.

Harris served as a private in Company F of the 149th Indiana Infantry Regiment, which occupied Decatur, Alabama in 1865. He enrolled at Terre Haute, Indiana, on February 15, 1865 at the age of twenty. Harris records his experiences as a soldier and traces his journey south to Decatur. Harris was discharged on September 27, 1865. The transcription includes a key to the cipher that Harris sometimes used, as well as notes and clarifications in brackets and parentheses. Also included are the complete lyrics to the Union song "Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag," part of which Harris records in an entry here.

Transcript of "Trial by Fire and Water: Birmingham, 1963" (Part I).

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth is the speaker in this lecture given at Alabama A&M.

Program from the Alabama Sesquicentennial Birthday Luncheon in Huntsville, Alabama.

This program includes a menu, a list of luncheon committee members, and a brief historical sketch on the role of Madison County in the creation of the State of Alabama in 1819. Speakers listed include Gov. Albert P. Brewer, Huntsville Mayor Joe Davis, and U. S. Postmaster Winton M. Blount.

"You Are Invited to Visit.. the U.S. ARMY Missile Display at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama."

Reproduction of an 1838 fifty cent note issued by R. J. Manning in Huntsville, Alabama.

The note was reproduced by Henderson National Bank in Huntsville as part of Alabama's sesquicentennial celebration in 1969. The reverse of the bill shows the sesquicentennial logo and an ad for the Huntsville Coin Show.

"The Madison County Courthouse Mural, Huntsville, Alabama."

Reprinted as part of the Alabama sesquicentennial celebration, this pamphlet was originally produced for the dedicated of the new Madison County Courthouse in 1967. Includes an order form for a special sesquicentennial edition of Valley Leaves.

"Steps to the Moon."

This flier highlights Marshall Space Flight Center's role in the lunar landing and illustrates each step of a successful mission, from liftoff at Kennedy Space Center to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

NASA Facts leaflet on Marshall Space Flight Center.

The leaflet describes Marshall's role in developing launch vehicles for the space program, its collaboration with NASA facilities in Mississippi and Louisiana, and its research and development operations. Includes a map.

Materials related to the 1819 Alabama constitution.

Produced as part of the Alabama sesquicentennial celebration, the packet includes a flier for Constitution Hall, a copy of the signatures from the 1819 constitution, a brief historical sketch, a list of the delegates to the constitutional convention, and the lyrics to the state song.

Report from the Alabama sesquicentennial celebration held in Huntsville, Alabama.

This report was written by Frederic F. Mellen of Jackson, Mississippi. Mellen was a descendant of Arthur F. Hopkins, a Lawrence County delegate to the 1819 constitutional convention. Mellen recounts his experience at the sesquicentennial events on August 2, 1969, including the birthday luncheon and the ceremony commemorating the signing of the 1819 constitution. He notes that "it is pleasing to see and realize how Huntsville has grown, and that now it is a vast educational and scientific research and development center."

Reproduction of a two dollar note issued by the Huntsville Hotel Company in Huntsville, Alabama.