Rain or Shine Stadium -- With the plastic dome completed, construction workers rush completion of the interior of the $24 million "all weather" stadium that will become the home of the National League Houston Colts and the American Football League Houston Oilers next year. The air-conditioned stadium will seat 46,0000 for baseball and 55,000 for football.

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Title:
Rain or Shine Stadium -- With the plastic dome completed, construction workers rush completion of the interior of the $24 million "all weather" stadium that will become the home of the National League Houston Colts and the American Football League Houston Oilers next year. The air-conditioned stadium will seat 46,0000 for baseball and 55,000 for football.
Title (alt.):
Come Rain or Shine a game will be played next year in Houston as construction nears completion on the $24,000,000 all weather stadium that will house baseball Colts and football Oilers.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Sports - Baseball Parks - Astrodome
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. August 1964]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Baseball
Stadiums
Astrodome (Houston, Tex.)
Places:
Texas > Harris (county) > Houston
Astrodome
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 207 x 256 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ft84cr69v
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000951_0001
Barcode:
39999088103344