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	Search results for Memphis    Refine your search Try advanced search results 1-17 of 17 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 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.... 2. President William McKinley McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Railroad stations--Alabama--Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); President William McKinley is shown pulling into the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot in Huntsville, Alabama. The picture was taken in April 1901, just five months before President McKinley was assasinated... 3. Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot Railroads--Huntsville (Ala.); Built in 1861, the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot still stands on Church Street in Huntsville, Alabama and functions now as a railroad musuem 4. Memphis and Charleston Railroad Roundhouse and Shops Railroad companies--Memphis & Charleston Railroad; Military railroads--United States--History--19th Century; Roundhouses (Railroads)--United States--Alabama--Huntsville; This photograph was made during the Federal occupation of Huntsville in 1864, and appears to have been taken from the second floor of the Huntsville Depot, looking north across the tracks to the present... 5. Y-Plans at Huntsville Depot Railroads--Track--Drawings; Railroads--Alabama--Memphis & Charleston Railroad (Huntsville, Ala.); Railroads--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); Plans for a proposed connection at the Huntsville Depot between the Memphis & Charleston Railroad and the Monte Sano Railway. The "Y" configuration of the track was engineered for three-point turns, to... 6. 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... 7. 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... 8. 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... 9. 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... 10. 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... 11. 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... 12. Inside the Huntsville Depot, 1965 Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); Interior of the Huntsville Depot, formerly known as the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot. 13. Aerial view of the Huntsville Depot Railroad stations--Huntsville (Ala.); Aerial view of the Memphis & Charleston Train Depot, showing a steam excursion to Sheffield in the 1970's. Built in 1860, the Depot is one of the nation's oldest remaining railroad structures. It now functions... 14. Fearn switch (now Chase Depot) Railroad stations--Alabama--Chase Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); This railroad depot, located three miles east of Huntsville, was constructed as a temporary junction of the NC&StL and the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. This point was referred to as the "Fearn Switch,"... 15. William H. Echols Echols, William H., 1834-1909; William H. Echols was born in Huntsville, Alabama and graduated from West Point in 1854. He was an engineer in the U.S. Army. In 1861 he entered the Engineering Corps of the Confederate States Army with... 16. Harvie P. Jones Jones, Harvie P., 1930-1998; Railroad stations--Alabama--Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot (Huntsville, Ala.); Harvie P. Jones was an architect who formed the partnership of Jones & Herrin Architects/Interior Design. Jones was best known for his restoration work on historic houses and buildings throughout Alabama.... 17. Huntsville Depot Railroad stations--Alabama--Huntsville Depot; The original Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot on Church Street was purchased by the Southern Railroad in the 1890's. It is now a museum owned by the City of Huntsville. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-17 of 17 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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