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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Emilie Schwabacher Interview, July 9, 1987
Emilie Bloch Schwabacher (1903-2000) was an active member of Seattle’s charitable community and a member of one of Seattle’s early families. She was born in San Francisco and attended Mills College, earning a master of arts degree in education. She married Morton Leo Schwabacher (1902-1977) in 1931 and the couple had one daughter together. Emilie was dedicated to many social causes including the Settlement House which helped struggling families in Central Seattle. In 1948, she joined the board of Children's Orthopedic Hospital, where she remained for 25 years. Her husband, Morton, was the president of Schwabacher Hardware Company, a company that his grandfather and his grandfather’s brothers first opened in Seattle in 1869.
Identifier: spl_ds_eschwabacker_01
Date: 1987-07-09
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1st Ave. south from University St., May 23, 1969
Corner of 1st Ave. and University St. in downtown Seattle. Looking south, several businesses can be seen, including Western Leather Works, Pacific Loans, other lending establishments, and Zobrist's Consumer Electronics shop.
Identifier: spl_dor_00018
Date: 1969-05-23
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The Insane in Washington Territory, 1914
A history of treatment for the mentally ill in Washington Territory.
Identifier: spl_saw_556156
Date: 1914
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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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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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UW Tower on Brooklyn Ave., ca. 1990s
Originally constructed as the Safeco Tower building, it was later renamed to UW Tower after its purchase by the University of Washington in 2006. A hotel can be seen in the background: opened as the Edmond Meany Hotel in 1931, it has also been called the Meany Tower Hotel, the University Tower Hotel, Hotel Deca, and Graduate Seattle.
Identifier: spl_dor_00050
Date: 1995?
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Road and logging truck, Cedar River Watershed, November 23, 1982
Truck transporting several logs on a snowy road in the Cedar River Watershed, Washington, heading in the direction of a snowy hill.
Identifier: spl_dor_00013
Date: 1982-11-23
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Colman Park, August 1996
View of road bridge with two cyclists riding in the distance at Colman Park in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle, along Lake Washington.
Identifier: spl_dor_00009
Date: 1996-08
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Madison St. east from 3rd Ave., ca. 1975
View looks up Madison St. towards the Elks building.
Identifier: spl_dor_00024
Date: 1975?
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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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