This article discusses the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Plessy versus Ferguson, which upheld a Louisiana law that required separate railroad cars for white and African American passengers; the court considered this...
"The Atlas Agena-B space vehicle is shown here with its Ranger spacecraft payload on the pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Atlas Agena-B is being used by NASA to launch the 750-pound Ranger lunar impact missions. The Atlas Agena-B program is managed...
"Guntersville Lake, Guntersville, Ala., is fast becoming one of the most popular recreation areas in the country. Many famous resorts, such as Val-Monte Shores, are nearby." The postmark date on the back of this postcard is September 1958.
This article describes the parade and ceremonies that will take place in Huntsville to honor Dr. Wernher von Braun, who will be moving to Washington, D.C., to serve as Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning at NASA.
"'The Space Capital of the Universe.' Shown Here Are The Former Madison County Courthouse, Big Spring, Oaklawn Home, Redstone Missile, The Saturn #1 Space Vehicle."
"Scale Model, Saturn Space Vehicle and 'Real' Saturn Booster. A one-tenth scale model of the Saturn Space vehicle is shown here behind a 'real' Saturn booster at the assembly area of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The...
This article describes the ceremonies that were held to honor Dr. Wernher von Braun, before he left Huntsville to serve as Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning at NASA in Washington, D.C.
This article discusses the textile strike in Alabama City, Albertville, and Guntersville, which is expected to become a statewide movement soon: "There is little doubt the strike will be called to begin within the next few days as all of the unions...