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	Search results for Hotel    Refine your search Try advanced search results 1-16 of 16 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Monte Sano Hotel Hotels--Alabama--Monte Sano Hotel (Huntsville, Ala.); Located atop Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, the Monte Sano Hotel opened in 1887. The 233-room Victorian hotel was built by the Northern Alabama Improvement Company, with the assistance of Michael and... 2. McGee Hotel Hotels--Alabama--Huntsville; McGee Hotel (Huntsville, Ala.); The McGee Hotel was built in 1877 on the corner of Jefferson and Clinton Street, and added a touch of New Orleans architecture to Huntsville. The building burned in 1924. 3. Hotel Twickenham Hotels--Alabama--Hotel Twickenham, Huntsville (Ala.); Hotel Twickenham in downtown Huntsville 4. Jefferson St. Streets--Alabama--Jefferson St. (Huntsville, Ala.); A view down Jefferson Street, looking south toward the Huntsville Hotel, built in 1859. The City Hall is in the center. Shortly after this photograph was taken, the Hotel McGee was built on the block in... 5. The Tally-Ho Carriages and carts--Alabama--Huntsville; Monte Sano (Huntsville, Ala.)--History; Monte Sano (Huntsville, Ala.)--Hotels (Inns); The Tally-Ho was a stagecoach supplied by the owners of the Monte Sano Resort Hotel. The Tally-Ho would carry guests from the Huntsville Railroad Depot on Church Street to the hotel on Monte Sano. 6. Times Building Skyscrapers--Art deco--Huntsville (Ala.); Pierce, Jacob Emory, 1880-1952; Hotel Russel Erskine; Built in 1930, the Times Building is an art deco structure that has terra-cotta eagles above the main entrance, and was the second skyscraper built in Huntsville. Planned with eleven stories, Huntsville... 7. Huntsville Hotel Hotels--Alabama--Huntsville; The Huntsville Hotel was located on Jefferson Street. Built in 1857, it was destroyed by fire in 1910. 8. Monte Sano Railway Railroads--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); The Monte Sano Railway was completed in 1889. It transported guests from the railroad depot in downtown Huntsville to the Monte Sano Hotel on Monte Sano Mountain. Railway operations lasted only three years,... 9. Huntsville shops Railroad repair shops--Alabama--Huntsville; Railroad companies--Memphis & Charleston Railroad; The Memphis & Charleston roundhouse was also known as the "Huntsville Shops." An adjacent engine house, car shop, and a machine shop were constructed to handle repairs and to rebuild the rolling stock.... 10. Convalescing Spanish-American War soldiers United States. Army--Spanish-American War, 1898--Alabama--Huntsville.; Spanish-American War, 1898--Soldiers--Health and Hygiene--Alabama--Huntsville.; Spanish-American War soldiers, sent to Huntsville after the war to recuperate from wounds and diseases gather outside the Huntsville Hotel on Jefferson Street in 1899. 11. Monte Sano Railway Schedule Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)--Alabama; Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); A newspaper clipping showing the prices and schedule of the Monte Sano Railway. The Railway was completed in 1889 but only operated for three years. The Railway was a spur line from the Memphis & Charleston... 12. Monte Sano Railway Brochure Pamphlets--Alabama; Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); The front cover of this brochure for the Monte Sano Railway is a photograph of a woodcut. The Railway was a spur line from the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot in downtown Huntsville that took guests... 13. Payday 1889 Railroad construction workers--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); Paydays--Alabama; "Paying off" was the term used for payday for the Monte Sano Railway workers. Behind them is the "dummy" locomotive. To keep from startling horses in town, the locomotive maintained relatively quiet operation... 14. Woodcut of the "Buttonhole" Train Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); Railroad bridges--Alabama--Buttonhole Bridge (Huntsville, Ala.); This is a woodcut image of the "Buttonhole" train, which earned the nickname because of the sharp turn it took on O'Brien's "Buttonhole" Bridge. The Monte Sano Railway was completed in 1889 but only operated... 15. Buttonhole Bridge Railroad bridges--Alabama--O'Brien's Buttonhole Bridge (Huntsville, Ala.); Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); This stretch of the Monte Sano Railway was called O'Brien's "Buttonhole" Bridge because of the sharp curve it followed. The Railway was a spur line from the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot in downtown... 16. Maypole at Kildare Maypoles--Alabama--Huntsville; House names--Alabama--Kildare (Huntsville, Ala.); A maypole dance at "Kildare," the estate built by cottonseed oil tycoon, Michael O'Shaughnessy, off Meridian Street. In 1881, Michael and his brother, James F. O'Shaughnessy, used their great wealth to... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-16 of 16 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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