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14 results for: Mansfield, Harold

Image of Core of Space Needle under construction, 1961
Photograph

Core of Space Needle under construction, 1961
The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.83
Date:1961
Image of Pacific Car and Foundry Co. worker tightening cable during Space Needle construction, 1961
Photograph

Pacific Car and Foundry Co. worker tightening cable during Space Needle construction, 1961
The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.84
Date:1961
Image of Steelworkers during construction of observation deck level of Space Needle, 1961
Photograph

Steelworkers during construction of observation deck level of Space Needle, 1961
The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World’s Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.95
Date:1961
Image of Jack Edwards and Amby Wirkus working on a bracket for the Space Needle observation deck, 1961
Photograph

Jack Edwards and Amby Wirkus working on a bracket for the Space Needle observation deck, 1961
The Howard Wright Construction Company broke ground at the Space Needle site on April 17, 1961. The result of a design collaboration among businessman Edward E. Carlson, architect John Graham and University of Washington architecture professor Victor Steinbrueck, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World’s Fair) in Seattle. With the addition of the final torch…
ID Number:2005.6.97
Date:1961
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