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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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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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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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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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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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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View north from Seward Park with Linda, June 26, 1960
Photograph shows view of Lake Washington from Seward Park, and Mercer Island in the background.
Identifier: spl_dor_00038
Date: 1960-06-26
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Seattle floating bridge, August 28, 1963
This photograph was taken on the opening day of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, later the SR 520 bridge, from the west side looking east across Lake Washington towards Medina.
Identifier: spl_dor_00052
Date: 1963-08-28
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Bernice Stern Interview, August 18, 1987
Bernice Stern (1916-2007) was a Seattle native, the first woman to be elected to the King County Council and a community leader involved in many fields. Stern attended Broadway High School and the University of Washington. Following her marriage to Edward Stern in 1935, she became involved with the Council of Jewish Women at local and national levels. She participated in the Seattle Open Housing Campaign in 1959 and advocated heavily for women’s rights issues throughout her career. She was elected to the King County Council in 1970 and served until 1979. In the interview she discusses her life and involvement with the Council of Jewish Women, League of Women Voters, and Planned Parenthood, as well as work with blind children, aid to European Jews after World War II, and the civil rights movement of the 1960's.
Identifier: spl_ds_bstern_01
Date: 1987-08-18
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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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Aerial view of downtown Seattle east from Safeco Plaza, July 15, 1981
Views east towards First Hill and Capitol Hill.
Identifier: spl_dor_00040
Date: 1981-07-15
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