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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A Stormy Day - Flathead
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The seventh volume, featuring the Yakima, Klickitat, Salish and Kootenai tribes, was published in 1911.
Identifier: spl_nai_07_233
Date: 1910
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Workers tightening bolts on Space Needle leg, ca. October 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69730004
Date: 1961-10-16
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Workers installing wall forms in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230002
Date: 1961-12-21
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Piopio-Maksmaks - Wallawalla
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The eighth volume, featuring the Nez Perce, Walla Walla, Umatilla, Cayuse, Tlakluit (or Wishham) and Chinook tribes, was published in 1911.
Identifier: spl_nai_08_267
Date: 1905
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Workers install steel plate at top of Space Needle, ca. November 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72690006
Date: 1961-11-16
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San Ildefonso Pottery
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The seventeenth volume, featuring the Tewa and Zuni tribes, was published in 1926.
Identifier: spl_nai_17_587
Date: 1925
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Workers pouring concrete floor in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230013
Date: 1961-12-21
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Space Needle with half of ring girders installed, ca. November 2, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69980002
Date: 1961-11-02
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Workers lowering Space Needle derrick, ca. December 14, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74610019
Date: 1961-12-14
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Workers driving drift pin into place on third Space Needle leg, ca. July 31, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68840021
Date: 1961-07-31