Paul Dorpat Collection
Browse photographs from the Paul Dorpat Collection which documents the history of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. At this time, a small sampling of images has been digitized while the collection is actively being processed.
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Madison Park, August 1996
Madison Park Beach overlooking Lake Washington, with view of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (also known as the 520 Bridge) in the distance and partial view of the park's bathhouse.
Identifier: spl_dor_00015
Date: 1996-08
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Leschi marina, August 1996
Boats docked at Leschi South Moorage overlooked by a small lawn that is part of Leschi Park.
Identifier: spl_dor_00012
Date: 1996-08
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Colman Park, August 1996
View of road bridge with two cyclists riding in the distance at Colman Park in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle, along Lake Washington.
Identifier: spl_dor_00009
Date: 1996-08
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View north along 2nd Ave. from the 11th floor of the Exchange Building, January 21, 1982
Built in 1930, the Exchange Building is located on 2nd Ave. View north shows several downtown buildings, Elliot Bay, and the Space Needle.
Identifier: spl_dor_00051
Date: 1982-01-21
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Snow on Union St. at 3rd Ave., January 30, 1969
Looking east on Union St. from 3rd Ave. The buildings on the left are the Vance Building and the 1411 4th Ave. Building.
Identifier: spl_dor_00025
Date: 1969-01-30
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UW Tower on Brooklyn Ave., ca. 1990s
Originally constructed as the Safeco Tower building, it was later renamed to UW Tower after its purchase by the University of Washington in 2006. A hotel can be seen in the background: opened as the Edmond Meany Hotel in 1931, it has also been called the Meany Tower Hotel, the University Tower Hotel, Hotel Deca, and Graduate Seattle.
Identifier: spl_dor_00050
Date: 1995?
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Road and logging truck, Cedar River Watershed, November 23, 1982
Truck transporting several logs on a snowy road in the Cedar River Watershed, Washington, heading in the direction of a snowy hill.
Identifier: spl_dor_00013
Date: 1982-11-23
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Madison St. east from 3rd Ave., ca. 1975
View looks up Madison St. towards the Elks building.
Identifier: spl_dor_00024
Date: 1975?
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E. Madison St. east from McGilvra Blvd. E., August 1996
Identifier: spl_dor_00032
Date: 1996-08
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Buildings on west side of 3rd Ave. between Spring St. and Seneca St., circa 1975
Buildings on west side of 3rd Ave. between Spring St. and Seneca St. The States Hotel and Stafford Hotel buildings appear on the far end of the block.
Identifier: spl_dor_00019
Date: 1975?
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