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.
Crane 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 itemCrane operator close-up at Space Needle, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830027
Date: 1961-07
View this itemConstruction of Space Needle foundation, ca. May 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68750014
Date: 1961-05
View this itemCrane lifting section of Space Needle ringer girder, ca. October 29, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69760024
Date: 1961-10-29
View this itemWelder working on Space Needle stairwell, ca. December 14, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74600020
Date: 1961-12-14
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 itemWorkers hammer drift pins into place on Space Needle leg, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68820032
Date: 1961-07
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