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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Crane lifting Space Needle leg into place, ca. mid-October 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69720024
Date: 1961-10
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Workers install Space Needle roof beam, ca. December 5, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74540029
Date: 1961-12-04
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Workers guiding base of Space Needle leg into place, ca. June 30, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68790011
Date: 1961-06-30
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View of Space Needle's core, ca. November 4, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70040004
Date: 1961-11-04
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Workers inside Space Needle, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74630022
Date: 1961-12-21
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Crane placing part of derrick on top of Space Needle core, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68800014
Date: 1961-07
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View of Space Needle from fairgrounds, ca. November 7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70050011
Date: 1961-11-07
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Workers removing top ring base of Space Needle derrick, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_75450010
Date: 1961-12-21
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Workers at top of Space Needle construction, ca. September 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69660006
Date: 1961-09-08
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