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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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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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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Memorandum describing the preliminary outline for the City of Seattle Farmer and Vendor Study, November 1973
The memorandum and attached documents outline a plan for a 30 day survey examining methods to attract farmers and vendors to Pike Place Market.
Identifier: spl_ps_011
Date: 1973-11-27
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'High Noon for the Pike Place Market' article from The Seattle Sound News
Article outlining the reasons to support the preservation of Pike Place Market including a description of the various supporters and opponents of the Save the Market Initiative.
Identifier: spl_ps_014
Date: 1971-10
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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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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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Kawakami barbershop, Pioneer Square, Seattle, ca. 1912
Two men and a woman of Asian descent posing, woman smiles and gives haircut to client inside the K. Kamakawi barbershop located at 125 Prefontaine Pl. across from the Prefontaine Building and the Grand Union Hotel. Promotional posters featuring women in kimonos can be seen reflected in the mirror. Kashiro Kawakami (sometimes spelled Kawakamy) was born circa 1886 in Japan. He likely first came to the US in 1902 on the SS Coptic, sailing from Kobe, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii. Listed as a farmer at 16 years old, his last residence was Yamaguchi, which is also later listed as his father�s residence. Records of his various travels indicate his birthplace was Kaminosaki-mura, identify his father as S. Kawakami living at 487 Nagashima, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan in 1914, and list Kashiro was having a scan on the thumb of his left hand. Kawakami traveled back to Japan in 1910, where he married Saku (sometimes Saki) Hasegawa (or Hasigawa), and together they arrived in Seattle on June 28, 1910, recording their marriage a day later on June 29, 1910. Kashiro and Saku had three children born in Seattle: daughter Fusae Kawakami, born May 4, 1911, daughter Tomoe Kawakami, born June 5, 1912, and son Yoshio Kawakami, born January 13, 1915. Kashiro Kawakami worked as a barber in Seattle on 125 Prefontaine Pl from about 1911 to 1914, where this photograph is believed to be taken. In 1915, he began working at 204 4th Ave S while living at 216 5th Ave S. He is listed as having lived in the United States from July 1904 to September 1913, at which point he traveled back to Japan. Kawakami returned to Seattle on January 17, 1914 on the Aki Maru. After 1916, lack of records indicated that the family may have left Seattle and moved back to Japan.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00020
Date: 1912?
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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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