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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Two women and a man posing together, ca. 1910s
Two women and a man all wearing hats posing together. The women wear matching shirts and ribbons. Photograph is presumed to be taken in Seattle.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00074
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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El Templete, Havana, Cuba, ca. 1910s
El Templete was built in 1827 to commemorate the site of the first mass celebrated in Cuba on November 16th, 1519.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00216
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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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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"Food will win the war" sign, City Hall Park, Seattle, ca. 1914-1918
"Set in City Hall Park to service 'food programs' during the First World War." Photograph used in "Seattle Now & Then: Billboards on Third Avenue" under Web Extras, November 24, 2012: https://pauldorpat.com/2012/11/24/seattle-now-then-billboards-on-third-avenue/. The County-City Building, later known as the King County Courthouse opened in 1916. A five floor addition was added in 1930."
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00150
Date: 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918
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Street parade, Vancouver, Canada, ca. 1905-1907
Group of people gathered for an apparent parade on West Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada. Views of Max Freed Furniture (on 62 and 64 W Hastings St. from 1905 to 1912) and Dickson's Importing Tea and Coffee Co. business fronts, and a sign reading "Rennie, Seeds" in front of William Rennie Co. Ltd. (located on 66 W Hastings St. until 1907).
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00125
Date: 1905;1906;1907
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Castle Harmony, Harmony, Maine, ca. 1900s
Group of men and women, likely Wild Goose Club members or guests, posing in front of Castle Harmony lodge, Harmony, Maine.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00046
Date: 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909
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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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Club de los Alemanes (German Club), Havana, Cuba, ca. 1910s
Corner of Neptuno and Paseo de Marti (Paseo del Prado) showing the German club and a partial view of Hotel Telefono on the left in Havana, Cuba. Restaurant A. Petit. can be seen in the German Club building.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00217
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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USLHS Rose (United States Tender Rose), in Elliott Bay, ca. 1910s
US Lighthouse Service tender boat Rose in Elliott Bay, Seattle. Built in 1916 by Anderson Steamboat Company of Seattle, she was assigned to the 17th Lighthouse District and operated out of Portland and Astoria. A sign for Galbraith, Bacon and Company is visible along the waterfront.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00079
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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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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