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 walking along Space Needle ring girder and view SW, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70090024
Date: 1961-11-11
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The 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
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Workers pouring concrete in Space Needle attic, ca. December 7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74560012
Date: 1961-12-07
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Gold 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?
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Construction at base of Space Needle, ca. August 22, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69630020
Date: 1961-08-22
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Howard S. Wright workers and unidentified supervisors on Space Needle, ca. November 24-26, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72740027
Date: 1961-11-24
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Unidentified visitors from Howard S. Wright and John Graham and Company inspecting Space Needle, ca. January 23, 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76300003
Date: 1962-01
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View east from Space Needle, ca. late January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_048
Date: 1962-01
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Sunset over Elliott Bay from top of Space Needle, ca. January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76560019
Date: 1962-01
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