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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Temporary span looking south at 12th Ave. S bridge, May 30, 1968
Temporary span on the Jose Rizal Bridge (renamed from 12th Avenue South Bridge in 1974) which carries 12th Avenue S over S Dearborn St. View faces south over the I-5 freeway where Smith Tower and the Space Needle can be seen in the distance. The building under construction at the center of the photograph is Safeco Plaza.
Identifier: spl_dor_00017
Date: 1968-05-30
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Denny Hall, University of Washington, August 1996
Exterior view of Denny Hall on the University of Washington campus.
Identifier: spl_dor_00043
Date: 1996-08
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View north on 2nd Ave. from Pike St., ca. 1906
The building that appears on the far right is a series of row houses located at 2nd Ave. and Stewart. The same building can be seen in spl_dr_027.
Identifier: spl_dr_023
Date: 1906
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Spectators watching regrade work, ca. 1906
Billboard for Charley's Aunt, a production at the Pantages Theatre can be seen in background. Possible location is near the site of the Washington Hotel. Although the regrade started in 1903, James Moore, the owner of the hotel, refused to clear the property until 1906 when regrading of Second and Third Avenues were well underway.
Identifier: spl_dr_014
Date: 1906
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Sunrise and city from Kerry Park, December 18, 1975
View of Seattle showing the Space Needle and Mt. Rainier in the distance.
Identifier: spl_dor_00046
Date: 1975-12-18
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1st Ave. looking north at Madison St., June 26, 1978
Includes view of Warshal's Sporting Goods (in business 1922-2001) on 1st Ave. The red brick building at the other end of the block is the Holyoke Building.
Identifier: spl_dor_00022
Date: 1978-06-26
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Jackson St. east from 5th Ave., May 30, 1968
View of Jackson Street east from 5th Avenue S. showing a variety of businesses, including Tanaka Restaurant, Takano photo studio, an appliance shop, International Realty Co., Jackson Loan Office and the Higo Variety Store. The Bush Hotel appears at the right side of the photograph.
Identifier: spl_dor_00007
Date: 1968-05-30
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Smith Tower from near 4th Ave. and James St., Seattle, ca. 1914-1918
Looking west towards Elliott Bay with view of the Smith Tower and King County Courthouse on the left. The Olympic Trading and Supply Company, located at 4th Ave. and James St., appears in the center with Hotel Virginia to the right.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00151
Date: 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918
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Waterfront Street car stopped at Broad Street station, ca. 2000s
Tram number 518 stopped at the Broad Street station of the Waterfront Streetcar Line, with its barn in the background
Identifier: spl_dor_00045
Date: 2005?
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University Way NE and NE 45th St., ca. 1990s
Photograph shows the southwest corner of University Way NE, colloquially know as The Ave, and 45th St., with view of Safeco Tower building, later UW Tower after its purchase by the University of Washington in 2006.
Identifier: spl_dor_00049
Date: 1995?
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