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.
View east from Space Needle, ca. late January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_048
Date: 1962-01
View this itemFlag ceremony atop Space Needle gas torch, ca. December 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74570009
Date: 1961-12-08
View this itemSpace Needle workers and view east, ca. November 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_012
Date: 1961-11
View this itemLace-draped counter lamp at Jakk Corsaw's Art Gallery, Pike Place Market, circa 1967
Lace-draped counter lamp at Jakk's Gallery
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Date: 1967
View this itemWorker installing Space Needle stairs to 300' level, ca. October 14, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69710020
Date: 1961-10-14
View this itemWorkers in Space Needle skip, ca. December 4-7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74530026
Date: 1961-12-04
View this itemJack Cabe and Dave Wagner in Jack Large studio, Pike Place Market, July 1967
Jack Cabe and Dave Wagner in Jack Large studio
Identifier:
Date: 1967-07
View this itemWorkers within Space Needle core, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70080023
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemWorker laying cement on Space Needle roof, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76220020
Date: 1961-12-28
View this itemDerrick installing section of Space Needle core, ca. August 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_042
Date: 1961-08
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