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.
The Town Crier, v.7, no.22, Jun. 1, 1912
Page 1 features portrait of Elinore Pearl Sayre, daughter of James Willis Sayre.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_22
Date: 1912-06-01
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 itemJack 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 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 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
View this itemWorkers pouring concrete floor in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230013
Date: 1961-12-21
View this itemAnonymous photographer in the Pike Place Market, circa 1967
Anonymous photographer in the Pike Place Market
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Date: 1967
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