| Summary: | Colorized print view of the Hermes, A Redstone Arsenal Guided Missile located in Huntsville, AL. Long white missile on a long wheel-base trailer. On display for the public to see, "First Army Ordnance Guided Missile Ever Placed On Public Display". Postmarked January 14, 1954. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'First Army Ordnance Guided Missile Ever Placed On Public Display, Hermes Research Test Missile, Restone Arsenal * Huntsville, Alabama.' Printed on back: 'The Hermes, A Restone Arsenal Guided Missile, On Armed Forces Day. 1953, the Hermes was places on public display in Huntsville, Alabama, home of the nation's largest Rocket and Guilded Missile Research. The Redstone Arsenal, approximately a $200,000,000 installation employs the world's top rocket scientists. Published for Record Business Service and Publishing Company - Huntsville, Alabama. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Photo-Finish" Post Card - (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)'Written on back: 'Dear Mom, Have tho't of dozens of things I wanted to tell you & show you & send back with you; since you left. We needed that 1 more day's visit: still I suppose that if you had stayed you would have run into snow & ice in Ky so it's best you left Sat. after all. I hope you will come again soon - & I hope we have a home by then - I don't have Dad's address. Love L. P.S.- K is home yesterday & today. Yesterday she had 103°. Kept them all home yesterday because it snowed yesterday a.m. We had 1½ of it - gone by 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Wm. J. Receveer, "Cherrytop" Silver Hills. New Albany, Indiana.'
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