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| Title | Space Needle construction detail, Seattle, 1961 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1961 |
| Caption | Howard S. Wright was the contractor for the Space Needle, and Pacific Car & Foundry, now PACCAR, fabricated and built the structure's steel framework.
Judging by the fact that all legs are now in place, this photo, featuring signs for both companies, was probably taken in the fall of 1961. To the right, a steelworker watches as a section is hoisted by the centrally-located derrick to an upper level. Work sometimes had to be suspended when it was too windy. |
| Notes | Signs in image include: Howard S. Wright, Constructors.
Handwritten on sleeve: FAIRS, Seattle World's Fair, Space Needle construction.
Caption information source: Seattle Times clippings from September through November, 1961 in Gibbons Scrapbook, MOHAI Library.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 19, 1961. |
| Subjects | Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.); Building construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Construction industry--Washington (State)--Seattle; Construction workers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Structural frames--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.2797.3 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
