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| Title | Steelworkers during construction of observation deck level of Space Needle, 1961 |
| Photographer | Pacific Car and Foundry Company (Renton, Wash.) |
| Date | 1961 |
| Caption | 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 tower, the construction of the 600 foot Space Needle was completed on December 8. 1961. Seattle's Pacific Car and Foundry Company was the subcontractor for the steel fabrication and erection.
This photograph depicts two steelworkers from the Pacific Car and Foundry Company at around the 515 feet level, standing on one of the brackets which will support the Space Needle's observation deck. Remarkably, no men were injured during the often precarious work involved in the construction of the Space Needle. |
| Notes | Caption information source: Space Needle USA by Harold Mansfield and George Gulacsik, 1962.
Printed on border of photograph: Pacific Car and Foundry Company
Stamped on verso: Photograph by Pacific Car & Foundry Co, Neg. No. 11815-373 |
| Subjects | Architecture--Washington (State)—Seattle; Building--Washington (State)—Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Construction--1960-1970; Iron and steel workers—Washington (State)—Seattle; Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.); Towers--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2005.6.95 |
| 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 | Alfred H. Fast Collection on the Space Needle, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Alfred H. Fast Collection on the Space Needle |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 11815-373 |
