Letter to R. E. Smith and Judge Roy Hofheinz
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
Smith, Robert E.
Letter from Juanita D. Roberts to Judge Roy Hofheinz, 5/12/65
Roberts, Juanita D.
Photograph, Judge Roy M. Hofheinz, Lady Bird Johnson, Robert E. Smith, and President Lyndon B. Johnson at the Astrodome Opening Game
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Okamoto, Yoichi
Photograph, Unknown Guest in Judge Roy Hofheinz's Private Suite at Astrodome
Photograph, Lady Bird Johnson, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert E. Smith, Jack Valenti, and Other Guests at the Astrodome Opening Game
Photograph, Lady Bird Johnson, President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Judge Roy Hofheinz at the Astrodome Opening Game
Photograph, Lady Bird Johnson at Astrodome Opening Game
Lyndon B. Johnson and Judge Roy M. Hofheinz at Astrodome Opening Game
Photograph, Lyndon B. Johnson and Judge Roy M. Hofheinz at Astrodome Opening Game
Lowe, J. C.
http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
Elliott, Bill
Ross, James E.
Casey, Bob
Staats, Elmer
Durkee, William
Letter from Paul S. Visher, Deputy, Assistant Secretary of Defense
Visher, Paul S.
Harris County Judge Bill Elliott
Legal Contract Between Harris County and the Office of Civil Defense
Harris County
Department of Defense
"Fact Sheet: Harris County Domed Stadium"
Committee Domed Stadium
Wortham, Gus
Harris County Treasurer
"Estimated Earnings Possibilities of a Major League Baseball Team"
Harris County Auditor
Final Estimate of the Construction of the Domed Stadium
H. A. Lott, Inc.
Johnson, Drake, & Piper, Inc.
Official Statement of the Sale of General Obligation Bonds
Civil rights workers--Texas--Houston--Interviews
Goldstein, David
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.
Building Construction [U.S. Patent 2,682,235]
Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983
http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=02682235
George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection
"Citizens Back Bond Issues to Build Dome"
Houston Sports Association
Photograph, Harris County Sports Stadium
Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
Darling Photography
"World's First Domed Air-Conditioned Stadium for Colts in 1963"
Colt .45s
Souvenir Certificate for Attendance at First Game at Astrodome
Cover, Astrodome Commemorative Brochure: "The Astros First Year in the Astrodome"
Telegraph and Texas Register, Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1
Telegraph and Texas Register (Columbia, Tex.)
Allen, Augustus Chapman
Allen, John Kirby
Peters, Paul
Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Lloyd, Morgan, and Jones
Wilson, Morris, Crain and Anderson
Photograph, Construction of the Astrodome
Photograph, Harris County Domed Stadium Skyline
Meyer, Art
Whitney, Peter
Peter Whitney (Bellaire, Texas)
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, The Astrodome
Powell, Ted
Texas Historical Commission
MacRostie Historic Advisors LLC
Photograph, Aerial View of the Houston, Texas Astrodome, with Downtown in the Distance
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
LC-DIG-highsm-16875 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-2955 (color film transparency)
Photograph, Aerial View of Houston, Texas, with the Astrodome in the Foreground
LC-DIG-highsm-15426 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-4090 (color film transparency)
Phoograph, Calliope Bed in the Celestial Suites Room of the Hotel Astrodome in Houston, Texas
LC-DIG-highsm-13377 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-2122 (color film transparency)
Photograph, The Astrodome, the World's First Domed Stadium, Houston, Texas
LC-DIG-highsm-15724 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-5047 (color film transparency)
Photograph, Aerial of the Astrodome, Houston, Texas
LC-DIG-highsm-12687 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-1426 (color film transparency)
Photograph, The Astrodome, Houston, Texas
LC-DIG-highsm-14180 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-4054 (color film transparency)
Photograph, Astrodome, Structural Detail At Crown Of Lamella Dome
STRUCTURAL DETAIL AT CROWN OF LAMELLA DOME SHOWING PARTIAL VIEW OF COMPRESSION RING AT LOWER CENTER. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Lowe, Jet
Photograph, Astrodome, Interior Set Up for Baseball
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE, LOOKING SOUTH SOUTHWEST WITH FIELD SET UP IN FOOTBALL CONFIGURATION. FIELD SEATING ROTATES TO ACCOMMODATE BASEBALL GAMES. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
DOME ROOF TRUSS VIEW MIDWAY UP CATWALK TO CUPOLA AT CROWN OF DOME. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
STEAM TURBINE RIGHT BACKGROUND POWERING COMPRESSOR JUST BEHIND CONTROL PANEL. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Perspective Of East Elevation And Large Chiller, Looking Southwest
Photograph, Astrodome, Interior View South Toward Moveable Field Level Seats
INTERIOR VIEW SOUTH TOWARD MOVEABLE FIELD LEVEL SEATS. - HOUSTON ASTRODOME, 8400 KIRBY DRIVE, HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Interior View, Looking West
INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING WEST. NOTE LAMELLA DOME FRAMING. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, View From Cupola Into Lamella Roof Truss And Seating Levels Below
VIEW FROM CUPOLA INTO LAMELLA ROOF TRUSS AND SEATING LEVELS BELOW. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Interior, Looking East From Level 9 Sky Boxes
INTERIOR, LOOKING EAST FROM LEVEL 9 SKY BOXES. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Entrance Detail, North Facade
ENTRANCE DETAIL, NORTH FACADE. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Stepdown Transformers On The East Side
STEPDOWN TRANSFORMERS ON THE EAST SIDE. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Drive Motor For South Moveable Seats
DRIVE MOTOR FOR SOUTH MOVEABLE SEATS. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, South Elevation In Perspective, Looking North Northeast
SOUTH ELEVATION IN PERSPECTIVE, LOOKING NORTH NORTHEAST. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, North Elevation, Looking South
NORTH ELEVATION, LOOKING SOUTH. - HOUSTON ASTRODOME, 8400 KIRBY DRIVE, HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, East Elevation, Looking West
EAST ELEVATION, LOOKING WEST. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Substructure Of Moveable Seating
SUBSTRUCTURE OF MOVEABLE SEATING. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Astrodome Looking East From Rooftop Of Adjacent Reliant Stadium (New NFL/Rodeo Stadium)
ASTRODOME LOOKING EAST FROM ROOFTOP OF ADJACENT RELIANT STADIUM (NEW NFL/RODEO STADIUM). - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Structural Detail Of Lateral Load Bracing System At Ground Level
STRUCTURAL DETAIL OF LATERAL LOAD BRACING SYSTEM AT GROUND LEVEL. NOTE DOUBLE COLUMNS AT EXPANSION JOINT. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Perspective Looking Southwest From Field Level
PERSPECTIVE LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM FIELD LEVEL. WORKER IN FOREGROUND IS STITCHING TOGETHER ASTROTURF FOR FOOTBALL GAMES. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Detail Of North Facade
DETAIL OF NORTH FACADE. NOTE PRE-CAST CONCRETE SCREEN COMPOSED OF STEPPED PARALLELOGRAMS. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome, Steel Truss Tension Ring Supporting Dome Roof
STEEL TRUSS TENSION RING SUPPORTING DOME ROOF. TENSION RING COVERED BY ARCHITECTURAL FINISH. TENSION RING ROLLER SUPPORT AT COLUMN OBSCURED BY COLUMN COVERINGS. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome Cupola, Center Right
CUPOLA, CENTER RIGHT; GONDOLA LIFT MECHANISM, CENTER LEFT. NOTE PARTIAL VIEW OF LAMELLA DOME FRAMING COMPRESSION RING AT CROWN AT LOWER RIGHT. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrodome Lamella Dome Framing Detail
LAMELLA DOME FRAMING DETAIL. NOTE CATWALK AT 12 O'CLOCK AND SUSPENDED PENTAGONAL LIGHT RING GONDOLA. ALSO NOTE COMPRESSION RING AT CROWN OF DOME. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Photograph, Astrosome, View South Toward Moveable Field Level Seats
VIEW SOUTH TOWARD MOVEABLE FIELD LEVEL SEATS. NOTE RETRACTABLE PENTAGONAL LIGHT RING GONDOLA SUSPENDED FROM ROOF CUPOLA. SKY LIGHTS PAINTED OVER TO REDUCE GLARE FOR BASEBALL OUTFIELDERS. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
Historic American Engineering Record: Houston Astrodome
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Christianson, Justine
Zimmerman, Kenneth
Gosain, Narendra
Photograph, Billie Jean King at the Battle of the Sexes Match
Reproduced with permission. Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.