Letter to R. E. Smith and Judge Roy Hofheinz
subject: Houston Sports Association
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Johnson, Lyndon B.
source: White House Central File
date: 03/03/1965
contributor: Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
contributor: Smith, Robert E.
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Letter to Judge Roy Hofheinz
subject: Houston Astros
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: Letter from Juanita D. Roberts to Judge Roy Hofheinz, 5/12/65
creator: Roberts, Juanita D.
source: White House Central File
date: 05/12/1965
contributor: Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Photograph, Judge Roy M. Hofheinz, Lady Bird Johnson, Robert E. Smith, and President Lyndon B. Johnson at the Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
subject: Smith, Robert E.
subject: Hofheinz, Roy
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Photograph, Unknown Guest in Judge Roy Hofheinz's Private Suite at Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Photograph, Lady Bird Johnson, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert E. Smith, Jack Valenti, and Other Guests at the Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
subject: Valenti, Jack
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
subject: Smith, Robert E.
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Photograph, Lady Bird Johnson, President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Judge Roy Hofheinz at the Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
subject: Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Photograph, Lady Bird Johnson at Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Lyndon B. Johnson and Judge Roy M. Hofheinz at Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Photograph, Lyndon B. Johnson and Judge Roy M. Hofheinz at Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Photograph, Lyndon B. Johnson and Judge Roy M. Hofheinz at Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Hofheinz, Roy, 1912-1982
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Photograph, Lady Bird Johnson at Astrodome Opening Game
subject: Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Okamoto, Yoichi
source: White House Photo Office
date: 04/09/1965
format: Photographic negative
type: Still image

Letter to County Judge Bill Elliott
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Lowe, J. C.
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 04/30/1964
contributor: Elliott, Bill
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Letter to County Judge Bill Elliott
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Ross, James E.
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 04/25/1962
contributor: Elliott, Bill
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Letter to Congressman Bob Casey
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Elliott, Bill
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 08/07/1961
contributor: Casey, Bob
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Letter to Elmer Staats
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Elliott, Bill
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 04/15/1966
contributor: Staats, Elmer
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Letter to County Judge Bill Elliott
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Durkee, William
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 05/19/1964
contributor: Elliott, Bill
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Letter to County Judge Bill Elliott
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: Letter from Paul S. Visher, Deputy, Assistant Secretary of Defense
creator: Visher, Paul S.
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 07/26/1962
contributor: Harris County Judge Bill Elliott
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

Legal Contract Between Harris County and the Office of Civil Defense
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Harris County
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: Undated
contributor: Elliott, Bill
contributor: Department of Defense
format: Letter
language: English
type: Text

"Fact Sheet: Harris County Domed Stadium"
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Committee Domed Stadium
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: Undated
contributor: Elliott, Bill
contributor: Wortham, Gus
format: Press release
language: English
type: Text

Harris County Park Bond, Series 1961-A
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Harris County
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 07/15/1961
contributor: Harris County Treasurer
format: Certificate
language: English
type: Text

Harris County Park Bond, Series 1961
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Harris County
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 07/15/1961
contributor: Harris County Treasurer
format: Certificate
language: English
type: Text

"Estimated Earnings Possibilities of a Major League Baseball Team"
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Harris County
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: Undated
contributor: Harris County Auditor
format: Report
language: English
type: Text

Final Estimate of the Construction of the Domed Stadium
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Harris County
creator: H. A. Lott, Inc.
creator: Johnson, Drake, & Piper, Inc.
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 09/15/1966
contributor: Harris County Auditor
format: Report
language: English
type: Text

Official Statement of the Sale of General Obligation Bonds
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Harris County
source: http://cdm15978.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15978coll7/id/20
publisher: Harris County
date: 06/28/1961
contributor: Harris County Auditor
format: Brochure
language: English
type: Text

Oral History of Quentin Mease
subject: Mease, Quentin, 1908-2009
subject: Centenarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews
subject: Civil rights workers--Texas--Houston--Interviews
subject: Segregation--United States
subject: African Americans--Social conditions
subject: Houston (Tex.)--Race relations
subject: Oral histories
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: http://digital.houstonlibrary.net/oral-history/quentin-mease.php
publisher: Houston Public Library
date: 06/10/2008
contributor: Goldstein, David
rights: 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.
format: AVI
language: English
type: Oral history

Building Construction [U.S. Patent 2,682,235]
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983
source: http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=02682235
publisher: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
date: 06/29/1954
format: Drawing
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: US Patent 02682235

Photograph, Astrodome Exterior
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Box 8 Folder 49
date: 1964
relation: George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Astrodome Exterior
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Box 8 Folder 49
date: 1964
relation: George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

"Citizens Back Bond Issues to Build Dome"
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Houston Sports Association
source: Kirksey Collection Box 7 Folder 20
date: 1965
format: Pages from magazine
language: English
type: Text

Photograph, Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 7 Folder 20
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Harris County Sports Stadium
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 9 Folder 22
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Harris County Sports Stadium
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 9 Folder 22
date: Circa 1960
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 32
date: 1965
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Model of the Future
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 44
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 33
date: Circa 1965
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Beneath the Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 17
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, The Power Brokers
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 64
date: Circa 1961
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Onsite Inspection
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 58
date: 1963
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 50
date: 10/15/1963
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 32
date: 05/13/1964
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photograph print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Astrodome Groundbreaking
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Darling Photography
source: Kirksey Collection Box 14 Folder 30
date: 01/03/1962
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

"World's First Domed Air-Conditioned Stadium for Colts in 1963"
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Colt .45s
source: Kirksey Collection Box 8 Folder 14
date: 1962
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Newsletter
language: English
type: Text

Souvenir Certificate for Attendance at First Game at Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Houston Sports Association
source: Kirksey Collection Box 8 Folder 1
date: 04/09/1965
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Certificate
language: English
type: Still image

Cover, Astrodome Commemorative Brochure: "The Astros First Year in the Astrodome"
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Houston Sports Association
source: Kirksey Collection Box 7 Folder 19
date: 1965
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Souvenir program
language: English
type: Still image

Postcard, Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Houston Sports Association
source: Kirksey Collection Box 7 Folder 17
publisher: Houston Sport Association
date: 1965
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Postcard
language: English
type: Still image

Postcard, Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Houston Sports Association
source: Kirksey Collection Box 7 Folder 17
date: 1965
contributor: Kirksey, George, T. 1910-1971
format: Postcard
language: English
type: Still image

Telegraph and Texas Register, Vol. 1, No. 27, Ed. 1
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
publisher: Telegraph and Texas Register (Columbia, Tex.)
date: Tuesday, August 30, 1836
contributor: Allen, Augustus Chapman
contributor: Allen, John Kirby
format: Newspaper
language: English
type: Text

"The Astrodome"
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Peters, Paul
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: circa 1965
contributor: Lloyd, Morgan, and Jones
contributor: Wilson, Morris, Crain and Anderson
format: Motion picture film
language: English
type: Moving image

Photograph, Construction of the Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: Undated
format: Photograph print
language: English

Photograph, Construction of the Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: circa 1965
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Model of the Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: 9/22/1961
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Model of the Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: 08/22/1961
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Harris County Domed Stadium Skyline
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Meyer, Art
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: ca. 1964
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Harris County Domed Stadium
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Whitney, Peter
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: 1964/09/04
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Harris County Domed Stadium
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Peter Whitney (Bellaire, Texas)
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: 09/03/1969
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Photograph, Harris County Domed Stadium
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Peter Whitney (Bellaire, Texas)
source: Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
publisher: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
date: 7/31/1963
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, The Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Powell, Ted
publisher: National Park Service
date: 1/15/2014
contributor: Texas Historical Commission
contributor: MacRostie Historic Advisors LLC
format: Application
format: Map
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Text

Photograph, Aerial View of the Houston, Texas Astrodome, with Downtown in the Distance
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
date: [between 1980 and 2006]
format: Photographic transparency
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: 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
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
date: [between 1980 and 2006]
format: Photographic transparency
language: English
identifier: 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
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
date: [between 1980 and 2006]
format: Photographic transparency
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: 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
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
date: [between 1980 and 2006]
format: Photographic transparency
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: LC-DIG-highsm-15724 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-5047 (color film transparency)

Photograph, Aerial of the Astrodome, Houston, Texas
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
date: [between 1980 and 2006]
format: Photographic transparency
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: LC-DIG-highsm-12687 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-1426 (color film transparency)

Photograph, The Astrodome, Houston, Texas
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
date: [between 1980 and 2006]
format: Photographic transparency
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: LC-DIG-highsm-14180 (digital file from original) LC-HS503-4054 (color film transparency)

Photograph, Astrodome, Structural Detail At Crown Of Lamella Dome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-20

Photograph, Astrodome, Interior Set Up for Baseball
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-10

Photograph, Astrodome, Dome Roof Truss
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: DOME ROOF TRUSS VIEW MIDWAY UP CATWALK TO CUPOLA AT CROWN OF DOME. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-18

Photograph, Steam Turbine
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: STEAM TURBINE RIGHT BACKGROUND POWERING COMPRESSOR JUST BEHIND CONTROL PANEL. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-21

Photograph, Astrodome, Perspective Of East Elevation And Large Chiller, Looking Southwest
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-5

Photograph, Astrodome, Interior View South Toward Moveable Field Level Seats
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: INTERIOR VIEW SOUTH TOWARD MOVEABLE FIELD LEVEL SEATS. - HOUSTON ASTRODOME, 8400 KIRBY DRIVE, HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-9

Photograph, Astrodome, Interior View, Looking West
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING WEST. NOTE LAMELLA DOME FRAMING. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-13

Photograph, Astrodome, View From Cupola Into Lamella Roof Truss And Seating Levels Below
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: VIEW FROM CUPOLA INTO LAMELLA ROOF TRUSS AND SEATING LEVELS BELOW. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
identifier: HAER TX-108-16

Photograph, Astrodome, Interior, Looking East From Level 9 Sky Boxes
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: INTERIOR, LOOKING EAST FROM LEVEL 9 SKY BOXES. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-11

Photograph, Astrodome, Entrance Detail, North Facade
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: ENTRANCE DETAIL, NORTH FACADE. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-8

Photograph, Astrodome, Stepdown Transformers On The East Side
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: STEPDOWN TRANSFORMERS ON THE EAST SIDE. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-6

Photograph, Astrodome, Drive Motor For South Moveable Seats
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: DRIVE MOTOR FOR SOUTH MOVEABLE SEATS. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-24

Photograph, Astrodome, South Elevation In Perspective, Looking North Northeast
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: SOUTH ELEVATION IN PERSPECTIVE, LOOKING NORTH NORTHEAST. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-4

Photograph, Astrodome, North Elevation, Looking South
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: NORTH ELEVATION, LOOKING SOUTH. - HOUSTON ASTRODOME, 8400 KIRBY DRIVE, HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-2

Photograph, Astrodome, East Elevation, Looking West
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: EAST ELEVATION, LOOKING WEST. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-3

Photograph, Astrodome, Substructure Of Moveable Seating
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: SUBSTRUCTURE OF MOVEABLE SEATING. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-23

Photograph, Astrodome, Astrodome Looking East From Rooftop Of Adjacent Reliant Stadium (New NFL/Rodeo Stadium)
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: ASTRODOME LOOKING EAST FROM ROOFTOP OF ADJACENT RELIANT STADIUM (NEW NFL/RODEO STADIUM). - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-1

Photograph, Astrodome, Structural Detail Of Lateral Load Bracing System At Ground Level
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-22

Photograph, Astrodome, Perspective Looking Southwest From Field Level
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-14

Photograph, Astrodome, Detail Of North Facade
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: DETAIL OF NORTH FACADE. NOTE PRE-CAST CONCRETE SCREEN COMPOSED OF STEPPED PARALLELOGRAMS. - Houston Astrodome, 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-7

Photograph, Astrodome, Steel Truss Tension Ring Supporting Dome Roof
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-17

Photograph, Astrodome Cupola, Center Right
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-19

Photograph, Astrodome Lamella Dome Framing Detail
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-15

Photograph, Astrosome, View South Toward Moveable Field Level Seats
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
description: 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
creator: Lowe, Jet
date: 2004
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: HAER TX-108-12

Historic American Engineering Record: Houston Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
creator: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
date: ca. 2004
contributor: Christianson, Justine
contributor: Zimmerman, Kenneth
contributor: Gosain, Narendra
format: Report
language: English
type: Text
identifier: HAER TX-108

Photograph, Billie Jean King at the Battle of the Sexes Match
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
subject: King, Billie Jean
subject: Stadiums
subject: Tennis
publisher: Houston Post
date: 9/20/73
rights: Reproduced with permission. Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image

Astrodome, Excavation for the Astrodome
subject: Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
subject: Stadiums
subject: Excavation
publisher: Houston Press
date: 1963
rights: Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
format: Photographic print
language: English
type: Still image