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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Unidentified meat market, Seattle, February 1912
Two men standing behind the counter of an unidentified meat market, with several cuts of meat hanging above and behind them.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00088
Date: 1912-02
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Wrecked car parked near homes, Seattle, ca. 1916
Unidentified car wreck with homes behind it along a residential street. Image is featured in Dorpat website post "Unintended effects - 5 wrecks," February 20, 2012 https://pauldorpat.com/2012/02/20/seattle-confidential-5-random-wrecks-1-r-i-p/. Location is presumed to be Seattle based on the photographer.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00104
Date: 1916
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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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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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Robert J. Block Interview, July 30, 1987
Robert Block (1922-1996) was a managing partner of the accounting firm Laventhal and Horvath and an active civic leader in Seattle. Block grew up in Chicago and attended the University of Illinois. He served in the Navy during World War II and was stationed in Seattle which was where he met and married his wife, Marian Friedman. Over the course of his accounting career, Block acted as president of the Washington State Board of Accountancy, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the Washington Society of CPA’s. Block was also active in his community, serving as president of Temple De Hirsh and vice president of the Seattle Opera.
Identifier: spl_ds_rblock_01
Date: 1987-07-30
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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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Man at waterfront and glaciers in Alaska, ca. 1899
Uncaptioned photograph showing Alaskan glaciers, blocks of ice and waterway at an unknown location. A man with a walking stick stands at the left of the photo at the water's edge.
Identifier: spl_ap_00060
Date: 1899
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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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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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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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