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Construction inside the Space Needle restaurant and observation deck, March 14, 1962
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:2005.6.46
Date:1962
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Workers readying concrete pour for Space Needle foundation, May 23, 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:2005.6.79
Date:1961
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Space Needle leg being set on base, 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:2005.6.81
Date:1961
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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
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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
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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
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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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Lake Washington ship canal during construction, Seattle, May 4, 1916
After five and a half years of construction, the Lake Washington Ship Canal opened on May 8, 1917. It connects Lake Washington, Lake Union, Salmon Bay, and Puget Sound. This image looking west from Fremont shows the construction of the Lake Washington ship canal. Prominent in the center of the frame to the right of the canal is the distinctive…
ID Number:2006.7.100
Date:1916
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Aerial view of Freeway Bridge during Interstate 5 construction, Seattle, January 1961
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, and Seattle's widest freeway. The section of I-5 connecting Kent to Seattle to Everett was built between 1960-1966, including "Freeway Bridge," shown in this aerial photograph taken in 1961. The direction of the photograph is looking south and slightly west over Lake Union towards…
ID Number:2009.23.57
Date:1961
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Aerial view of Interstate 5 construction at Denny Way, looking north, January 1961
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, and Seattle's and widest freeway. The section of I-5 connecting Kent to Seattle to Everett was built between 1960-1966, including the section shown in this aerial photograph taken in 1961. The direction of the photograph is looking north, Lake Union is on the left…
ID Number:2009.23.64
Date:1961