Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. The Space Needle’s construction during the early 1960s was an epic feat of architecture and design. George Gulacsik chronicled the project with over 2000 photos. Browse through our timeline to see the Needle’s construction milestones.
Jack Large watches Tauscher children swing, Lincoln Park, Fauntleroy, West Seattle, ca. 1967
Jack Large watches Tauscher children swing at Fauntleroy
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Date: 1967?
View this itemElliott Bay from West Seattle, December 25, 1966
Elliott Bay, Christmas morning, December 1966
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Date: 1966-12
View this itemJaguar front fender detail, Seattle, Washington, March 1967
Jaguar front fender detail
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Date: 1967-03
View this itemWorkers installing wall forms in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230002
Date: 1961-12-21
View this itemSpace Needle with half of ring girders installed, ca. November 2, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69980002
Date: 1961-11-02
View this itemWorkers lowering Space Needle derrick, ca. December 14, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74610019
Date: 1961-12-14
View this itemAnonymous photographer in the Pike Place Market, circa 1967
Anonymous photographer in the Pike Place Market
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Date: 1967
View this itemWorkers walking along Space Needle ring girder and view SW, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70090024
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemWorkers install steel plate at top of Space Needle, ca. November 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72690006
Date: 1961-11-16
View this itemBoat detail, Fishermen's Terminal, April 1967
Ballard boat detail
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Date: 1967-04
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