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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Workers at top of Space Needle and view SE, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70090023
Date: 1961-11-11
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Welders working on Space Needle leg, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830022
Date: 1961-07
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Workers welding outside Space Needle core, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68800009
Date: 1961-07
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Seattle Chinese Post - English Ed., v.6, no.13, Mar. 28, 1987
Identifier: spl_nwa_1258970_1987_006_013
Date: 1987-03-28
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Workers removing top ring base of Space Needle derrick, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_75450005
Date: 1961-12-21
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Space Needle construction with Howard S. Wright sign, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830031
Date: 1961-07
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View from near 3rd Ave. and Pine St., 1890
Transcribed from photograph: "Views. From Denny Hill, 1890. Looking South. 1. First Methodist Protestant Church. Built 1889-1890, demolished 1907. 2. Abbott House. 3. Armory. 4. Young Naturalist building. 5. University. 6. Providence Hospital. 7. Central School."
Identifier: spl_shp_5137
Date: 1890
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Worker laying cement on Space Needle roof, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76220021
Date: 1961-12-28
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Worker guiding Space Needle ring girder into place, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70080015
Date: 1961-11-11
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Jewish Transcript, v. 26, no. 13, Dec. 27, 1948
Identifier: spl_jt_3018327_26_13
Date: 1948-12-27