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View up to first section of Space Needle fins, ca. October 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69750013
Date: 1961-10-28
View this itemFlag ceremony atop Space Needle gas torch, ca. December 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74570009
Date: 1961-12-08
View this itemHoward S. Wright workers and unidentified supervisors on Space Needle, ca. November 24-26, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72740027
Date: 1961-11-24
View this itemUnidentified visitors from Howard S. Wright and John Graham and Company inspecting Space Needle, ca. January 23, 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76300003
Date: 1962-01
View this itemSeattle. Districts. Rainier Valley.
Identifier: spl_ni_nwdistricts_1361
Date: 1991-02-05
View this itemOfficial catalogue of the Department of Fine Arts, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
Catalogue listing artwork on display in the Fine Arts Gallery and Exhibit of Arts and Crafts. From the introduction on page 4, "Galleries A and B contain the most notable collections of Old Masters, early English and Barbizon men shown in any public exhibition. The remaining Galleries, containing the works of early Americans and the foremost contemporary painters, are hung as a comparative exhibition, showing sharp contrasts, rather than any attempt at grouping." Includes index of artists, glossary of abbreviations and list of loaning institutions. 96 pages (not including illustrated plates), 20 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.36
Date: 1909
View this itemSpace Needle core under construction, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830030
Date: 1961-07
View this itemWorkers within Space Needle core, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70080023
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemCentury vase, sterling silver, 1909
Pamphlet depicting the Century Vase made in sterling silver by the Gorham Company. From the title page, "to Commemorate the Completion of the First Century of the Republic of the United States of America." Exhibited by Albert Hansen, jeweler and silversmith. 16 cm, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_2227337
Date: 1909
View this itemView north from 6th Ave. and Stewart St. to Space Needle construction, ca. August 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69610002
Date: 1961-08-17
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