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    • Through the Decades
    • The HSA, Harris County, and Houston
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The HSA, Harris County, and Houston

Photograph, R. E. "Bob" Smith

Bringing baseball to Houston

"Special Park Bond Election (Domed Stadium) December 22, 1962"

Public opinion and public money

Photograph, Model of the Future

Design and construction

Photograph, Houston Colt 45s Players

Colt 45s

"Welcome to the Astrodome and Astros' Baseball"

The Judge

Astroworld Brochure

Astroworld

"Astroworld Motor Hotels"

Fame and influence

Photograph, Filming from Dugout

Broadcasts

Megaphone with Astrodome Image

Merchandise

Pamphlet, Astros Information A to Z

Business

Advertisement: Astroworld Hotels/Motels

Local impact

"Astrodome: the 8th Wonder of the World"

The Dome's future

← Through the Decades
Inside the Dome →
The HSA, Harris County, and Houston

Astrodome Memories is a project of the Houston Public Library in partnership with the Houston Area Library Automated Network; the Houston Metropolitan Research Center; the Harris County Archives; the Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives, Fondren Library, Rice University; Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries; the Texas Archive of the Moving Image; and the Harris County Public Library. This project has been made possible in part by support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services provided by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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