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Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:50 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Earth's largest space exhibit. Space Shuttle Enterprise being brought into the headquarters complex at Marshall Space Flight Center

Marshall Space Flight Center Test Area

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:50 +0100

Title:
Marshall Space Flight Center Test Area
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Redstone, Saturn I, Saturn V and the Space Shuttle have all been tested at the historic test area of Marshall Space Flight Center. You can visit this area on the NASA Bus Tour conducted by the Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Miss Baker - Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:49 +0100

Title:
Miss Baker - Alabama Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Earth's Largest Space Exhibit Miss Baker, the first lady of space, is shown by one of the tour guides, as she poses in her special monkeynaught chamber. Miss Baker was the first monkey to survive a journey into space on May 28, 1959

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:49 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Earth's Largest Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base. This is the main exhibit building at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center. The Center contains the world's largest collection of rockets, missiles and space vehicles and houses over fifty operating exhibits about space travel

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:47 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Earth's Largest Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base. Visitors to the Alabama Space and Rocket Center are dwarfed by the mammoth engines of the Apollo-Saturn V moon rocket as they board a bus for a tour of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The tour route includes a stop at the Buoyance Simulator and a close look at the giant rocket test area

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:47 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Earth's Largest Space Museum, Tranquility Base Huntsville, Alabama 35807 The Alabama Space and Rocket Center, located in Huntsville, is the world's largest space museum. Attracting thousands of visitors yearly, the Center is open to the public everyday except Christmas from 9 to 5

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:47 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Alabama Space and Rocket Center, Earth's Largest Space Museum Tranquility Base Huntsville, Alabama 35807 The Zero 'G' machine lets visitors to the Space and Rocket Center float like an astronaut while hooked to an imaginary spaceship in space

Dynamic Test Stand, Marshall Space Flight Center

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:19:47 +0100

Title:
Dynamic Test Stand, Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
constructed to test the 363 ft. (110.7 m) Saturn V Moon Rocket, the stand has been converted for Space Shuttle testing. This is part of the NASA Bus Tour conducted by the Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Aerial View of Huntsville, Alabama

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:47:24 +0100

Title:
Aerial View of Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
"Where America's Race to the Moon Began" 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

Oakwood College, W.H. Green Memorial Library

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:47:24 +0100

Title:
Oakwood College, W.H. Green Memorial Library
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Historic Huntsville: Green Bottom Inn

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:47:24 +0100

Title:
Historic Huntsville: Green Bottom Inn
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, was located on Meridan Pike on site now occupied by Alabama A & M. Built in 1815 by John Connelly, the inn attained widespread fame for its adjoining race track, over which many of the outstanding race horses of the period completed. Gen. Andrew Jackson, an avid folleower of the sport, often stopped here to race his horses and fight his cocks. For many years the table where he dined was preserved

Big Spring International Park

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:47:24 +0100

Title:
Big Spring International Park
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
at night

Big Springs

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:42:28 +0100

Title:
Big Springs
Huntsville (AL), Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1906 Jan-31

Big Spring

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:42:28 +0100

Title:
Big Spring
Huntsville (AL), Post Card (Undivided Back) PM Jul-20

Over the Dam, Big Spring

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:42:26 +0100

Title:
Over the Dam, Big Spring
Huntsville (AL), Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1907 May-8

Description:
One million gallons per hour

The Big Spring

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:38:09 +0100

Title:
The Big Spring
Huntsville (AL), Divided Back PM 1907 Sep-7

Description:
50,000,000 gallons daily

The Bierne Home

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:38:00 +0100

Title:
The Bierne Home
Huntsville (AL), Divided Back PM 1909 Nov-1

Description:
Erected 1837

Court House

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:37:59 +0100

Title:
Court House
Huntsville (AL), Divided Back PM 1909 Jan-4

Description:
16700-

The Bierne Home, Erected 1837

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:37:47 +0100

Title:
The Bierne Home, Erected 1837
Huntsville (AL), Divided Back PM 1907 Sep-11

Park Valley Motel

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:40:18 +0100

Title:
Park Valley Motel
Huntsville (AL), Chrome

Description:
Away from city noises, spacious grounds, units 150 or more from highway. Brick, central hot water heat, air-conditioned. Large rooms, each with tiled shower bathroom, Simmons furniture. Beautyrest beds and cedar-lined closet. New, good Park Valley Restaurant next door

La Carlos Motel

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:57:27 +0100

Title:
La Carlos Motel
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
LA CARLOS MOTEL 8 Miles North of Huntsville on U.S. Highways 231 and 431. New brick. Air-Conditioned optional. Electrically heated. Furnished with the best Wall to Wall carpet. Creamic tile bath, box spring, Beauty Rest Matresses. Free Radio in every room. Restaurant adjoining. Co-Owned and Operated by Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Miller Phone Jefferson 6-2524 P.O. Address: Meridianville, Alabama

Street Scene

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:13:04 +0100

Title:
Street Scene
Huntsville (AL), Divided Back PM Sep-3

Bon-Air Motel

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:17:41 +0100

Title:
Bon-Air Motel
Huntsville (AL), Linen unused

Description:
BON-AIR MOTEL Electric Heated, Air-Conditioned, Tile Showers, Beauty Rest mattresses. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. HICKS, Owners and Managers. Highways 231-241, Inside City Limits, North of Huntsville, Alabama. Phone: 2706

Colonial Homes

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:40:52 +0100

Title:
Colonial Homes
Huntsville (AL), Linen unused

Description:
Series 2A-H858 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 of 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 of a wealthy planter of the Old South, built in 1835 C.T. Art-Colortone

Public Lodge, and one of the Cabins, Monte Sano State Park

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:40:37 +0100

Title:
Public Lodge, and one of the Cabins, Monte Sano State Park
Huntsville (AL), Linen unused

Description:
H-4 Series 7A-H1442 The Public Lodge and the modern fully equipped stone cabins in Monte Sano State Park are built entirely of stone obtained from the vast quantities of this stone on Monte Sano

The Ritz Café, 108 North Washington St

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:18:28 +0100

Title:
The Ritz Café, 108 North Washington St
Huntsville (AL), Linen unused

Description:
Series 83505 Complete Menu - Sandwiches to Full Courses. Home Baked Pie, Corn Bread, and Biscuits. Specializing in Tennessee Country Ham.

Alabama Space And Rocket Center

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:40:57 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space And Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Series 27062-D Earth's Largest Space Museum Tranquility Base. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center, Located in Huntsville, is the world's largest space museum. Attracting thousands o visitors yearly, the Center is open to the public everyday except Christmans From 9 to 5.

Alabama Space And Rocket Center, Tranquility Base

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:16:33 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space And Rocket Center, Tranquility Base
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit Tranquility Base. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is the largest missile and space exhibit in the world. It was dedicated by the citizens of Alabama to those Americans who made it possible for man to walk on the moon and to explore the universe; and to the youth of America who will utilize space technology for the benefit of mankind

Spaceships Moon Buggies Rocket Engines

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:16:31 +0100

Title:
Spaceships Moon Buggies Rocket Engines
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
Spaceships, moon buggies, rocket engines and exhibits about space travel fill the multi-million dollar Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. The new space center, World's largest missile and space exhibit, highlights the equipment used by U. S. astronauts to explore the moon. The Center is located west of Huntsville on Highway 20, and operates seven days a week.

Alabama Space And Rocket Center, Tranquility Base

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:16:30 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space And Rocket Center, Tranquility Base
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
Scale model of the Apollo/ Saturn V moon rocket on exhibit at the World's Largest space exhibit

Sand's Motor Hotel, U. S. Hiway 231S and S. Parkway

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:42:23 +0100

Title:
Sand's Motor Hotel, U. S. Hiway 231S and S. Parkway
Huntsville (AL), Chrome PM 1966 Jul-25

Description:
Where Space Begins U. S. Hiway 231S and S. Parkway. Center of shopping area. Near airport, golf course bowling, ice skating and all entertainment 120 rooms. Restaurant and lounge. Swimming pool. Elevator from underneath parking. "For the most let Us Be your host"

Sand's Motor Hotel, U. S. Hiway 2315 and S. Parkway

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:42:20 +0100

Title:
Sand's Motor Hotel, U. S. Hiway 2315 and S. Parkway
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
Center of shopping area. Near airport. Golf course, center bowling, ice skating and all entertainment. 120 rooms, restaurant and lounge. Swimming pool. Elevator from underneath parking. "For the most, let us be your host"

Greetings From Rocket City

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:53:40 +0100

Title:
Greetings From Rocket City
Huntsville (AL), Chrome unused

Description:
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.

Alabama Space And Rocket Center

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 03:09:44 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space And Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome PM 1977 Jul-13

Description:
Earth's Largest Space Museum Tranquility Base. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center, located in Huntsville, is the world's largest space museum. Attracting thousands of visitors yearly, the Center is open to the public everyday except Christmas form 9 to 5.

Alabama Space And Rocket Center

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 03:09:44 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space And Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome PM 1977 Jul-13

Description:
Earth's Largest Space Exhibit Tranquility Base. The full size Apollo Saturn-V moon rocket is one of the feature attractions at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center. The complete vehicle - longer than a foot ball field - can be viewed close up by the visitor

Alabama Space And Rocket Center

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 03:08:52 +0100

Title:
Alabama Space And Rocket Center
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome unused

Description:
Earth's Largest Space Exhibit. The full-size Apollo Saturn-V moon rocket is one of the feature attractions at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center. The complete vehicle - longer than a football field - can be viewed close up by the visitor

U. S. Space Camp

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Title:
U. S. Space Camp
Huntsville (AL), Continental Chrome

Description:
Located at The Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville Alabama, the Training Center is the focal point of activity for the Space Camp & Space Academy programs and contains an extensive selection of simulators from flight decks to the 123,000 gallon Underwater Astronaut trainer. Visitors can observe the training & missions from a special viewing area.

Greetings From The Space Capital