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.
Worker installing Space Needle stairs to 300' level, ca. October 14, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69710020
Date: 1961-10-14
View this itemWorkers painting Space Needle leg, ca. November 2, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_ct_151
Date: 1961-11-02
View this itemView 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 itemWorkers in Space Needle skip, ca. December 4-7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74530026
Date: 1961-12-04
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 itemDerrick installing section of Space Needle core, ca. August 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_042
Date: 1961-08
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