Memo from County Judge Bill Elliott to L. W. McComachie, Texas High School Coaches Assn.
Elliott, Bill
McComachie, L. W.
Texas High School Coaches Association
Longshoreman's Local 872
Peavy, J. W.
Memorial-Madison High School Playoff Game
Memorial-Madison High School Playoff Game. Unidentified player celebrating a touchdown in front of an empty stand. Friday November 11, 1983.
RGD006.1983.2218N014 Houston Post Photo Collection
Memorial-Madison High School Playoff Game. Unidentified player about to throw the football. Friday November 11, 1983.
RGD006.1983.2218N019A Houston Post Photo Collection
Merchandise stand at Rolling Stones concert
Merchandise stand at Rolling Stones concert for their ‘Steel Wheels’ tour. Wednesday November 8, 1989.
Metro 4th Annual us Rodeo held in the Astrodome parking lot section N-4. Driver maneuvering bus through 7-minute course. Saturday July 16, 1983
RGD006.1983.1375N003A Houston Post Photo Collection
RGD006.1983.1375N009B Houston Post Photo Collection
Metro 4th Annual us Rodeo held in the Astrodome parking lot section N-4. Driver maneuvering bus through 7-minute course
judge at the side checking accuracy. Saturday July 16, 1983
RGD006.1983.1375N007B Houston Post Photo Collection
Mid-shot of Astrodome a t ground level, taken across a field during a cloudy day.
Bert Brandt
MSS0087-06400.200-281B Bert Brandt Photo Collection
Miniature Iron Skillet with Astrodome Logo
MISSING IMAGE - Photograph, Astroworld Le Taxi Ride
Green car on fixed track from the Le Taxi ride, Sleigh Ride Mountain in the background.
Mobil Oil Rig with Astrodome in background
Workers on a Mobil Oil Rig set in a field next to the Astrodome.
MSS0087-05937.100-4661N003 Bert Brandt Photo Collection
MSS0087-05937.100-4663N004 Bert Brandt Photo Collection
Modular houses being assembled overnight by U.S. Home Corp
Modular houses being assembled overnight by U.S. Home Corp. at the Astrodome. Sunday January 15, 1984.
RGD006.1984.0094N005 Houston Post Photo Collection
Truck delivering a section of a Modular house to be assembled by U.S. Home Corp. at the Astrodome. Sunday January 15, 1984.
RGD006.1984.0094N011 Houston Post Photo Collection
Crane being used to assemble Modular houses by U.S. Home Corp. at the Astrodome. Sunday January 15, 1984.
RGD006.1984.0094N026 Houston Post Photo Collection
RGD006.1984.0094N031 Houston Post Photo Collection
Crane removing a section of a Modular house from the trailer of a Truck to be assembled by U.S. Home Corp. at the Astrodome. Sunday January 20, 1985.
RGD006.1985.0091N009 Houston Post Photo Collection
U. S. Home Corp. crews assembling modular homes for display during NAHB Convention in the Astrodome. Sunday January 20, 1985.
RGD006.1985.0091N020 Houston Post Photo Collection
RGD006.1985.0091N015A Houston Post Photo Collection
RGD006.1985.0091N032A Houston Post Photo Collection
Monk Dishman at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Monk Dishman, Bareback Rider on a bucking horse at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Friday February 24, 1984.
RGD006.1984.0438N009A Houston Post Photo Collection
RGD006.1984.0438N011A Houston Post Photo Collection
RGD006.1984.0438N035A Houston Post Photo Collection
Motocross Bike in the air at the Astrodome
One bike just reaching the top of a jump hill as another is just about to land on its rear wheel after taking the jump on the course track. The Astrodome, Sunday March 16, 1980.
Craig H. Hartley
RGD006N1983-0551N028 Houston Post Photo Collection
Motocross Bikes in the air at the Astrodome
3 bikes in the air as they jump when reaching the top of a jump hill on the course track. Saturday March 15, 1980.
Joel Draut
RGD006N1980-0676N026 Houston Post Photo Collection
Motocross Bikes taking a corner at the Astrodome
Motocross Bikes taking a flat corner, while a rider on the inside rear fails to make it as his bike tips to the side. The Astrodome, Sunday March 16, 1980.
RGD006N1983-0551N007 Houston Post Photo Collection
Several bikes taking a corner in front of a half-full audience stand during Motocross Races at the Astrodome. March 12, 1976. Official in center of course with white flag.
RGD006N1976-1023N014 Houston Post Photo Collection
Bikes going over and under a bridge on the course of the Motocross Races at the Astrodome. March 12, 1976.
RGD006N1976-1023N017 Houston Post Photo Collection
Bikes jumping over a bridge on the course of the Motocross Races at the Astrodome. March 13, 1976.
RGD006N1976-1049N008 Houston Post Photo Collection
Several bikes taking a corner during Motocross Races at the Astrodome. March 13, 1976.
RGD006N1976-1049N032 Houston Post Photo Collection
Moving Stand Mechanism Drawings, Harris County Sports Stadium
Lloyd & Morgan
Wilson, Morris, Crain, & Anderson
Praeger-Kavanagh-Waterbury
Moore, Walter F.
I. A. Naman & Associates
Dale Cooper & Associates
Turney, J. G.
Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc.
Mrs John Connally and 2 ladies entering the Astrodome Club Boxes
Mrs John Connally and 2 ladies, unidentified at the entrance to the Astrodome Club Boxes.Tuesday February 8, 1965.
Mug from the DomeSkeller Restaurant Inside the Astrodome
National Association of Home Builders convention
Speaker at the podium, during the National Association of Home Builders opening ceremony at the Houston Astrodome. Media in the front of the tiered seating in front of a stage. Saturday January 22, 1983.
RGD006.1983.0122N017 Houston Post Photo Collection
National Association of Home Builders opening ceremony at the Houston Astrodome. Official dignitary cutting the sign in the middle of the central walkway. Saturday January 22, 1983.
RGD006.1983.0122N026 Houston Post Photo Collection
Wide shot of the National Association of Home Builders opening ceremony at the Houston Astrodome. Tiered seating set up in front of a presentation stage. Booths behind the stage include, Sears, Shell, and General Electric. Saturday January 22, 1983.
RGD006.1983.0122N028 Houston Post Photo Collection
National Association of Home Builders opening ceremony
National Association of Home Builders opening ceremony at the Houston Astrodome. Tiered seating set up in front of a presentation stage. Booths behind the stage include, Sears, Shell, and General Electric. Saturday January 22, 1983.
RGD006.1983.0122N003 Houston Post Photo Collection
RGD006.1983.0122N011 Houston Post Photo Collection
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, The Astrodome
Powell, Ted
Texas Historical Commission
MacRostie Historic Advisors LLC
News Photograph, Rodeo and Famous Spectators, Houston Chronicle
Plevka, Kerwin
Newspaper Article Clippings, Houston Post
Newspaper clipping of photograph and caption, "Great Caeser's Jump"
Memorial newspaper clipping for Evel Knievel. He jumped at the Astrodome in 1971.
Associated Press
Las Vegas News Bureau
Newspaper Clippings related to the Motorcycle Champs Race in Astrodome
Sammy Tanner, Shirley Bilanoski's brother, participated in the Motorcycle Champs race in the Dome in 1968. The clippings refer to races in 1968 and 1969. One of the clippings is from the Houston Post: the rest are unidentified.
Note from Jack Valenti to Lyndon B. Johnson, undated
Valenti, Jack
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Official Statement of the Sale of General Obligation Bonds
Harris County
http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
Harris County Auditor
etcodisplay being set up for the Offshore Technology Conference at the Houston Astrodome. Thursday April 28, 1983.
RGD006.1983.0828N018 Houston Post Photo Collection
Opening Day Ticket, Astrodome 25th Anniversary
Opening Night ticket April 9, 1965, framed
Frank Rynd
Betty Laney talks about her memories as one of the original Spacettes and opening night of the Astrodome.
Cain, Adrienne
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Bob Watson made his Major League Baseball debut with the Houston Astros and played with the team from 1966 until 1979. Watson describes the experience of playing baseball inside the Astrodome and figuring out the best way to bat in the stadium. He also discusses some of his other teammates including Don Wilson and Larry Dierker and other career highlights. Watson went on to play for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Atlanta Braves before retiring in 1984. He served as the General Manager for the Astros from 1993 to 1995.
Lucas, Greg
Connie Laveaux Howard was born in Many, Louisiana and moved to Houston in 1976. Howard was one of the original Houston Oiler cheerleaders when the program started in 1978. In this interview, Howard explains how she came to be a cheerleader. She drove a friend to the cheerleader tryouts on June 3, 1978 and was sitting in the bleachers watching when she was introduced to one of the judges. Howard decided to tryout and made the first cut and was selected to be an alternate. As rehearsals went on, the judges noted that some of the alternates were excellent dancers (including Howard), so the alternates were chosen to be cheerleaders, too. The Derrick Dolls - as the cheerleaders were known - pumped up the crowds at football games, made public appearances, acted as grand marshals in parades and took photographs with dignitaries. The Derrick Dolls were given just had one uniform and it had to last the entire season, Howard shares her favorite memory of the Astrodome: her first year was also Earl Campbell's first year, and she describes the powerful experience of the players and cheerleaders running out to the field at the beginning of a game.
Castillo, Caroline
David Long discusses his memories of opening night at the Astrodome along with seeing Mickey Mantle hit the first home run.
Donald Bond, son of Astros player Walter Bond, discusses his memories of the Astrodome and the different events he attended there.
Born in Cameron, Texas, Drayton McLane Jr., followed his father's footsteps in learning various aspects of the wholesale grocery business. Having an MBA in marketing, he moved into management and became the CEO and Chairman of the McLane Company in 1992. He served as President of the Texas Wholesale Grocers' Association, and was named Vice Chairman of Walmart Corporation. The highlight of his career was the purchase of the Astros team in 1993, and as CEO, saw its success in 2005 to advance to the World series.
Barlow, Jim
Ed Henderson is an animation artist and model maker who designed the animations used on the scoreboards in the Astrodome. Henderson describes the process of first designing the animations on film and the process of projecting the images onto photoelectric cells behind the light bulbs of the scoreboards. His designs included Chester Charge, the seventh inning stretch "Deep In the Heart of Texas" animation sequence, and many other cartoons. In this interview, Henderson discusses his career and his memories of events and people he met at the Astrodome over the years.
Acosta, Mike
Emily Lee Hammond discusses her memories of working the Astro games and other special events at the Astrodome.
Hammond, Emily Lee
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Native Houstonian Gary Kilpatrick shares his memories of the Astrodome. Kilpatrick had the opportunity to watch the construction of the Dome and later was hired to be a press box runner at the Astrodome during 1967 and 1968. Kilpatrick's job allowed him access to Astros games, Oiler games, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Kilpatrick reminisces about the games he and his press box friends would play with the bat boys. Kilpatrick shares one of his favorite memories: escorting a photographer to the top of the Astrodome.
John Buri recalls memories of his first time visiting the Astrodome and the numerous events he attended there after.
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John Monahan recalls his memories of the Astrodome where he worked and spent the majority of his teenage years.
County judges --Texas --Harris County --Interviews
Harris County (Tex.) --Politics and government
Emergency management --Texas --Harris County
Intergovernmental cooperation --Gulf States
Pratt, Joseph
African American police --Texas --Houston
Goldstein, David
Baseball players--Texas--Houston--Interviews
Baseball writers--Texas--Houston--Interviews
African American dancers -- Texas -- Houston
Mac Haik--first round draft pick for the Houston Oilers in 1968--discusses playing football in the Astrodome.
Mayors -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews
Texas -- Houston -- Politics and government
Emergency management -- Texas -- Houston
Intergovernmental cooperation -- Gulf States
Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Plummer, Danielle
Civil rights workers--Texas--Houston--Interviews
Shirley Bilanowski, a native Houstonian, recalls the many kinds of entertainment she enjoyed with family and friends at the Astrodome. She attended the first regular season baseball game at the Astrodome, as well as many other activities, such as motorcycle racing, demolition derby events, the Ringling Brothers Circus, and performances from Evel Knievel and Elvis Presley.
"Skip" Nichols recalls the different games and events he attended at the Astrodome.
Terry Ortiz recalls memories of getting married in the Astrodome before a game.
This oral history recalls three generations of Astrodome memories. Wilbur Thompson worked as a parking cashier starting in the mid-1970's. He was at the Astrodome for Astros and Oilers games, as well as the Houston Rodeo and Livestock show, plus various concerts. His children would often come to the Dome when he was working. Joseph Thompson (Wilbur’s son) was a big Astros fan. He and his school friends would attend the games. He thought it was very cool to have a dad who worked for the Astros. Susan Thompson (Wilbur’s daughter) recalls fond memories of spending a day at Rodeo and then going to the concerts each weekend on a $5.00 ticket. The youngest Joshua Hansen (Wilbur’s grandnephew) recalls attending games as a family and being amazed at the size of the Dome. The family agrees that the Astrodome is an important part of their Houston heritage.
Selley, Mikaela
Born in 1898 in Houston. After his early education in Houston, he entered Princeton University in 1915. During that time he enlisted in Naval reserve when World War I was delared in 1917. In 1918 he was on active duty at Nantucket. he returned to Princeton in 1919 when he became inactive from naval duty. From there he returned to Texas to be enrolled in Law School. In 1920, he entered the family banking business-the First National Bank.He wrote a book on the history and development of the Bank in 1974. During WWII, he was again commissioned to work at the 8th Naval District in New Orleans from 1942-44. In June 1945, he was made the Director of Welfare of the 8th Naval District.
Henson, Margaret
McCullough, Harold M.
Vance, Mike
Houston Sports Association
Houston Astros
Ozzy Osbourne performing at the Texxas Jam 1984 aka exxas World Music Festival at the Astrodome. Friday June 8, 1984.
RGD006.1984.1206N023 Houston Post Photo Collection
Ozzy Osbourne with Jake E. Lee on guitar, performing at the Texxas Jam 1984 aka exxas World Music Festival at the Astrodome. Friday June 8, 1984.
RGD006.1984.1206N028 Houston Post Photo Collection
Wide shot from the back of the Astrodome stands with those sitting to the sides in silhouette, with packed stands all around. Entire Motocross track is shown as a race is underway. Saturday March 15, 1980.
RGD006N1980-0676N023 Houston Post Photo Collection
Page 2 of Article, "Just What's Going On Under the Dome"
Page from Scrapbook of Judge Roy M. Hofheinz: Domed Stadium
Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
https://cdm17006.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/archival/id/1538
Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
Page from The 1995 Official Scorebook Magazine of the Astros
Houston Astros Baseball Club
Pamphlet Interior, List of Attractions
Astroworld pamphlet listed map of attractions by theme, entrances/exits, stores and restaurants.
Astroworld pamphlet interior, illustrations of attractions.