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Title:The Astrodome
Identifier:dv_00037
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Location:2/FilmC6
Description:Film detailing the building and use of the Astrodome in Houston, TX. The film showcases the baseball and football games played as well as boxing, bullfighting, and circus entertainment events.
Country:United States
State:Texas
City:Houston
Date:circa 1965
Creator:Peters, Paul (producer)
Source:Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection
Contributor:Lloyd, Morgan, and Jones (architects); Wilson, Morris, Crain, and Anderson (architects)
Language:en
Publisher:Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Rights:Lloyd, Morgan, and Jones/Wilson, Morris, Crain, and Anderson/Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Original Format:16mm film

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Credits
Description of the venue and its capabilities
Construction of the astrodome
Innovative audio, filming, and electronic technologies
Patron conveniences
The clubhouse and player's lounge
Employees 
The Astrodome's evening sports events and features (baseball)
Ringling Brother's Circus
Rodeo events
Bullfighting 
Historical markers and feats (astro turf)
Mohammed Ali boxing
Baseball games and LED screens
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