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.
Seattle Chinese Post - English Ed., v.8, no.20, May 20, 1989
Identifier: spl_nwa_1258970_1989_008_020
Date: 1989-05-20
View this itemSeattle Municipal News, v. 34, no. 35, Sep. 30, 1944
Identifier: spl_mn_198039_34_35
Date: 1944-09-30
View this itemView of Space Needle and downtown from Queen Anne, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76220012
Date: 1961-12-28
View this itemCrane operator at Space Needle construction site, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68820028
Date: 1961-07
View this itemWorkers guide steel plate into place on Space Needle, ca. November 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70070016
Date: 1961-11-08
View this itemSpace Needle workers, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76210015
Date: 1961-12-28
View this itemSeattle Chinese Post - English Ed., v.3, no.18, May 5, 1984
Volume and issue numbering begins with vol. 6, no. 8. Volume and Issue numbers for earlier issues are based on the later volumes.
Identifier: spl_nwa_1258970_19840505
Date: 1984-05-05
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 itemSouvenir Taft Day official program, September 30, 1909
"Official Daily Programme" for 30 September 1909. Schedule for Taft Day, Sacramento Day, Live Stock Day, and Ellery Band performance. Illustration on cover of William H. Taft, 16 pages.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.34.2
Date: 1909-09-30
View this itemDas Gasthaus, July 8, 1971
Seattle; "Das Gasthaus" Old Seattle Square; View South from Main Str.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00038
Date: 1971-07-08
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