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.
Statues at the Columbia Court, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 1905
The Lewis and Clark Exposition ran from June 1, 1905 to October 14, 1905 in Portland and featured exhibits from 21 countries.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00186
Date: 1905
View this itemForested waterfront, Washington State, ca. 1910s
View of unknown lake or river with forested banks and a mountain in the background. Location is presumed to be Washington State.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00230
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemE. Madison St. east from McGilvra Blvd. E., August 1996
Identifier: spl_dor_00032
Date: 1996-08
View this itemLincoln High School, Seattle, 1914
"Lincoln High School enlarged to the north (left) [in 1914] but still without paved streets." From Paul Dorpat post "Seattle Now & Then: Wallingford Call," December 23, 2017: https://pauldorpat.com/2017/12/23/seattle-now-then-wallingford-call/
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00080
Date: 1914
View this itemSouth Seattle from Smith Tower, ca. 1914-1919
View looking SE from Smith Tower towards the Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District neighborhoods, with King Street Station and Union Station visible in the bottom right. Signs for the Salvation Army, Panama Hotel, Astor Hotel, Alki Hotel can also be seen.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00155
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemBuildings on west side of 3rd Ave. between Spring St. and Seneca St., circa 1975
Buildings on west side of 3rd Ave. between Spring St. and Seneca St. The States Hotel and Stafford Hotel buildings appear on the far end of the block.
Identifier: spl_dor_00019
Date: 1975?
View this itemRavenna Methodist Protestant Church, Seattle, ca. 1912
Ravenna Methodist Church, also known as the Little Brown Church on the Hill, was built in 1911 and occupied the southeast corner of 33rd Ave. NE and NE 60th St., until a larger brick church was built for the congregation across the street in 1923. Photograph appears in HistoryLink essay "Methodists form congregation in Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle in 1903" by Paul Dorpat, posted February 25, 2001: https://www.historylink.org/File/3019
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00124
Date: 1912?
View this itemMt. Rainier, Washington, ca. 1910s
Mt. Rainier through foliage from Seattle, with Lake Washington and Mercer Island in view.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00099
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemHiram M. Chittenden Locks, August 16, 1958
"Henry Foss" in one of the two Hiram Chittenden Locks in Ballard.
Identifier: spl_dor_00004
Date: 1958-08-16
View this itemAlaskan Cafe bar, Morrison Hotel, Seattle, ca. 1910s
Bartenders and men gathered inside the Alaskan Cafe, located at 501 3rd Ave in the Morrison Hotel, Seattle. One man at the front is propping up a toddler on the bar. The bar is decorated with holiday decorations.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00017
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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