[Astros Mascot at League Park]

One of 151 items in the series: Albert Kiecke Scrapbook 2 available on this site.

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Photograph of Orbit, the Houston Astros mascot, walking amongst hundreds of area residents at the Red Ribbon Rally in League City Park. The mascot costume is multi-colored. Antennae protrude from the mascot's blue helmet. The event was part of a city-wide Drug Awareness Week put on by League City.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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Kiecke, Albert October 24, 1990.

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This image is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the League City Helen Hall Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 952 times, with 12 in the last month. More information about this image can be viewed below.

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League City Helen Hall Library

League City residents organized the Library in 1971. It was renamed in 1985 in honor of one of the charter members Helen Hall. Today, it's one of the busiest and largest libraries in the Galveston County Library System and is also a member of the Houston Area Library System.

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Photograph of Orbit, the Houston Astros mascot, walking amongst hundreds of area residents at the Red Ribbon Rally in League City Park. The mascot costume is multi-colored. Antennae protrude from the mascot's blue helmet. The event was part of a city-wide Drug Awareness Week put on by League City.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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  • October 24, 1990

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Kiecke, Albert. [Astros Mascot at League Park], image, October 24, 1990; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth279455/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting League City Helen Hall Library.

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