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.
Workers walking along Space Needle ring girder and view SW, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70090024
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemThe Town Crier, v.8, no.15, Apr. 12, 1913
Article on page 5 features artist Imogen Cunningham and includes a self-portrait. Page 9 article "Women's Clubs and Club Work" discusses the activities of local women's clubs.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1913_08_15
Date: 1913-04-12
View this itemGold nugget from near Anvil Creek, Alaska, ca. 1899
Gold was first discovered at Anvil Creek in 1898 leading to a large rush in prospectors who traveled through nearby Nome, Alaska to reach the gold fields. The value for the gold, provided at $320 in 1899?would be worth $9,891.89 in 2019 dollars.
Identifier: spl_ap_00168
Date: 1899?
View this itemConstruction at base of Space Needle, ca. August 22, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69630020
Date: 1961-08-22
View this itemEarshot Jazz, v.10, no.1, Jan. 1994
This issue begins with an announcement for the Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards party, page 1 by Gary Bannister. On page 1, Steve Robinson has written a spotlight biography on drummer Phil Snyder. Earshot announces its upcoming artists for the Earshot Sunday series at Jazz Alley, including the Phil Snyder Quintet, the Living Spirit Band, Human Feel, and the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, page 2. A performance preview for the World Saxophone Quartet is written by Gary Bannister on page 3. Joseph Murphy writes a memorial piece for the late jazz saxophonist Carter Jefferson, page 4. On page 6, Joseph Murphy reviews a live performance of the Charles Gayle Trio. Cover art consists of a photograph of Chuck Metcalf, Billy Wallace, and Ed Lee performing at the 1993 Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award Party, and a photograph of Phil Snyder with a cymbal and brush.
Identifier: spl_ej_571712_1994_10_01
Date: 1994-01
View this itemHoward S. Wright workers and unidentified supervisors on Space Needle, ca. November 24-26, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72740027
Date: 1961-11-24
View this itemUnidentified visitors from Howard S. Wright and John Graham and Company inspecting Space Needle, ca. January 23, 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76300003
Date: 1962-01
View this itemView east from Space Needle, ca. late January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_048
Date: 1962-01
View this itemGourmet's Notebook, v.9, no.1, Jan. 1981
Aurora's of Mexico, pg. 8; Avenue 52, pg. 1; Cafe Juanita, pg. 8; Campos, pg. 4; Chianti, pg. 7; El Mercado, pg. 5; Maya's, pg. 6; Neapolis, pg. 3; Procopio, pg. 2; Sunlight Cafe, pg. 8
Identifier: spl_gn_928180_1981_09_01
Date: 1981-01
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