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	Search results for Monte    Refine your search Try advanced search results 1-18 of 18 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. 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,... 3. 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... 4. 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. 5. Guardhouse on Monte Sano Mountain, Huntsville, Alabama Spanish-American War, 1898--Huntsville (Ala.); Monte Sano (Ala.)--History.; In 1898 Spanish American War troops from Florida were sent to Huntsville's Monte Sano Mountain to escape the scourge of yellow fever. The United States Surgeon General declared Monte Sano one of the two... 6. 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... 7. 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... 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. 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... 10. Monte Sano Railway under construction Railroad construction workers--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); Railroad workers cut the road bed, later named the "Buttonhole," down a hill for the Monte Sano Railway, which was completed in 1889. All work was done by hand and the use of gunpowder. 11. 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... 12. Monte Sano Elementary 1970 13. Monte Sano Elementary Front 1970 14. Steam-powered rock crusher Railroads--Tracklaying machinery--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); This steam-powered rock crusher had a boiler and engine at one end, connected to a flywheel that moved the parts that actually crushed the rock. The crushed rock was used for ballast between railroad ties,... 15. Mule carts aid railroad construction Railroad construction workers--Alabama; Workers on the Monte Sano Railway haul rock away on mule carts. 16. Overlooking Huntsville Geography--Pictorial works--Alabama--Huntsville; Huntsville (Ala.)--Pictorial works.; The view overlooking Huntsville from Monte Sano mountain 17. 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... 18. Elks Lodge #1648 Picnic Elks Lodge (Huntsville, Ala.); Organizations--Alabama--Huntsville; The Huntsville Elks Lodge #1648 enjoying a picnic at the Monte Sano State Park in 1955. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-18 of 18 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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