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.
Map of the City of Seattle and Adjacent Territory Accompanying Report of Municipal Plans Commission, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2444648_1
Date: 1911
View this itemMunicipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing a portion of Duwamish Valley, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2465533_8
Date: 1911
View this itemView from 3rd Ave. and Virginia St. of New Washington Hotel and regrade construction, ca. 1906
The back of the New Washington Hotel appears on the left and the back of the Moore Theatre appears on the right.
Identifier: spl_dr_028
Date: 1906
View this itemMunicipal Plans Commission of the City of Seattle map showing West Seattle Waterfront District, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2465533_5
Date: 1911
View this itemPacific Builder and Engineer, v. 4, no. 2, Jan. 13, 1906
Page 3-6 article discusses buildings and businesses in Georgetown. Photos of Seattle Brewing and Malting Company, the interior of the Masonic Temple, Julius Horton and his home, the Lincoln Park Hotel, Rudolph Samet, C. Leroy Wilson, Noice and Co.'s Undertaking Parlor, Hamilton's Hall, the Bee Hive Store, Muller School, the Wilson Block and Union Savings and Trust Co. are included.
Identifier: spl_pbe_3022043_1906_04_02
Date: 1906-01-13
View this itemScrapbook of Charles Fowler and Alice Latimer Fowler, ca. 1895
Eliza Alice Latimer Fowler was daughter of Alexander and Sarah Latimer and the sister of Narcissa Latimer Denny. She married Charles Fowler in 1888. The album includes photographs of Charles and Alice along with Alice's mother, Sarah Latimer; Alice's sister, Narcissa Latimer and others. Some of the photos are taken at the Seattle home of Narcissa and Orion Denny at 1108 Seneca St. Other shots include Seattle spots such as the West Point Lighthouse, Ravenna Park, Woodland Park, Green Lake and Lake Washington. Photographs of other locales such as Mount Monte Christo, San Juan Island, and Snoqualmie Falls are also included.
Identifier: spl_lj_013
Date: 1895?
View this itemUnknown man in Hamburg, Illinois, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by Rifenburg & Co. studio in Hamburg, Iowa.
Identifier: spl_lj_021
Date: 1880?
View this itemMap of the City of Seattle and Adjacent Territory Accompanying Report of Municipal Plans Commission, 1911
Map showing proposed city improvements under the Plan of Seattle, commonly known as the Bogue Plan. Designed by Virgil Bogue, Seattle's municipal plans director, the Bogue Plan proposed a series of improvements aimed at beautifying the city and making it making it more cohesive after years of rapid growth and industrialization. The plan worked in tandem with the Olmsted Brothers new system of parks, begun in 1903, and proposed new government buildings, an improved city center and an interurban road connecting the city together. The plan was rejected by voters in 1912.
Identifier: spl_maps_2444648_2
Date: 1911
View this itemThornton Creek Watershed, A Bicycle Tour, ca. 1983
Map showing bicycle route through the Thornton Creek Watershed along with information about environmental problems facing the area.
Identifier: spl_maps_2375421
Date: 1983?
View this itemClaiming Space, Seattle's Lesbian & Gay Historical Geography, 2004
Map depicting significant locations relating to gay and lesbian history in Seattle.
Identifier: spl_maps_2449778
Date: 2004
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