Houston Astros and the Astrodome

Duration: 5:56

Year Published: 1964196519741976

Sound: sound

Description: This film from KPRC-TV Channel 2 in Houston contains a series of short news segments related to the Houston Astrodome and the Houston Astros major league baseball team. Black-and-white footage dates from the 1960s, documenting the construction of the stadium as well as scenes from baseball games and rodeo events. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Governor John Connally of Texas are shown in attendance of one Astros game. Color footage dates from the 1970s, capturing moments with Astros players and coaches as well as an inning from a 1976 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.