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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Mannequin parts in loading dock, undated
Other items on loading dock include a white sink and old gas pump.
Identifier: spl_dor_00028
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Queen Anne from West Seattle, August 27, 1976
Taken from West Seattle, this image shows Queen Anne with the Space Needle visible, and part of downtown Seattle in the distance across Elliott Bay.
Identifier: spl_dor_00003
Date: 1976-08-27
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Aerial view of Bellevue, WA, circa 1990s
Aerial view of Bellevue looking west and slightly north along NE 4th Ave. towards Lake Washington and Seattle. Bellevue Square (first opened in 1946 as Bellevue Shopping Square, and expanded in the 1980s), One Bellevue Center (constructed 1982-1983), the Hyatt Regency hotel (built 1989), Key Bank Building (built 1971), and other buildings can be seen.
Identifier: spl_dor_00021
Date: 1990?
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Portage Bay, Montlake with Laurelhurst in distance, May 15, 1925
Montlake Bridge and Portage Bay from Shelby Street, May 15, 1925 cropped from original photograph taken by photographer Asahel Curtis.
Identifier: spl_dor_00010
Date: 1925-05-15
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Building at Occidental Ave. S. and S. Washington St., September 25, 1980
Northwest corner of Occidental Ave. S. and S. Washington St. shows the building previously known as the four-story Interurban Hotel until 1949 when it was damaged by an earthquake and partially collapsed. The Del Mar Building can be seen on the far left.
Identifier: spl_dor_00027
Date: 1980-09-25
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Gasworks and Lake Union from Queen Anne, July 3, 1961
View of Gasworks Park, the University District, Portage Bay, the University Bridge and Eastlake taken from Paul Dorpat's friend's porch in Queen Anne.
Identifier: spl_dor_00005
Date: 1961-07-03
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"T.C. Power" sternwheeler at Rampart City on the Yukon River, ca. 1899
Rampart City was established in 1897 and used as a stopping point for prospectors traveling on the Yukon River. A sign for the "North American Transportation & Trading Co." can be seen on the building at the left of the photograph. Two barges, the "John J. Mitchell" and another unidentified vessel, appear on either side of the "T.C. Power." The "T.C. Power" was constructed in 1898 and owned by the North American Transportation & Trading Company. The "John J. Mitchell" was a 80 ton barge that wrecked on the Yukon flats in 1905.
Identifier: spl_ap_00018
Date: 1899?
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Pine St. west from 4th Ave., December 22, 1965
Photograph shows views of the Fahey-Brockman Clothing store and the Bon Marche building with its holiday star lit.
Identifier: spl_dor_00036
Date: 1965-12-22
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University Way NE and NE 42nd St., May 14, 1998
Photograph shows the northeast corner of University Way NE, colloquially know as The Ave, and 42nd Street, looking towards 43rd Street. Paul Dorpat and Walt Crowley's counterculture newspaper the Helix was started on this corner in 1967.
Identifier: spl_dor_00048
Date: 1998-05-14
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