George Gulacsik Space Needle Photograph Collection
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.
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Workers rigging floats on Space Needle leg and view west, ca. September 12, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69670009
Date: 1961-09-12
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Workers waiting outside Space Needle elevator, ca. December 4-7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73680018
Date: 1961-12-04
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Worker painting Space Needle roof Galaxy Gold, ca. late January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_052
Date: 1962-01
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Raising portion of Space Needle core, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68810015
Date: 1961-07
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View up to Space Needle ring girder, ca. November 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70060008
Date: 1961-11-08
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Workers removing top ring base of Space Needle derrick, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76200007
Date: 1961-12-21
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Pacific Builder and Engineer, v. 4, no. 23, Jun. 9, 1906
Page 3 article discusses attempts to rebuild following the San Francisco fire.
Identifier: spl_pbe_3022043_1906_04_23
Date: 1906-06-09
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Worker on Space Needle float and view east, ca. October 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69730005
Date: 1961-10-16
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Demolition of Rivoli Theatre for new Federal Building at 1st Ave. and Madison St., January 9, 1971
Seattle; Start of demolition of site of new Federal Bldg. Photo of Rivoli Theatre on Madison.
Identifier: spl_wl_thr_00102
Date: 1971-01-09
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Construction of I-5 viaduct at Lakeview, January 1962
Seattle; Wash. View S.E. on Lakeview freeway viaduct with beam laying machine
Identifier: spl_wl_fnh_00075
Date: 1962-01
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