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 at top of Space Needle and view SE, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70090023
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemWelders working on Space Needle leg, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830022
Date: 1961-07
View this itemWorkers hammer drift pins into place on Space Needle leg, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68820032
Date: 1961-07
View this itemWorker guiding steel plate into place on Space Needle, ca. November 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70070020
Date: 1961-11-08
View this itemWorkers on Space Needle Restaurant level, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76210019
Date: 1961-12-28
View this itemCrane operator close-up at Space Needle, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830027
Date: 1961-07
View this itemSpace Needle workers, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70080020
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemWorker welding Space Needle pagoda, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76220017
Date: 1961-12-28
View this itemStream near our campsite, Deer Lake, Olympic National Park, September 1967
Stream near our Deer Lake campsite
Identifier:
Date: 1967-09
View this itemView of Space Needle from KeyArena construction, ca. November 7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70050006
Date: 1961-11-07
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