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.
Madison Park, August 1996
Madison Park Beach overlooking Lake Washington, with view of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (also known as the 520 Bridge) in the distance and partial view of the park's bathhouse.
Identifier: spl_dor_00015
Date: 1996-08
View this itemLake Washington, Mercer Island, and Mt. Rainier, ca. 1910s
View southeast from around the Leschi neighborhood in Seattle towards Lake Washington, with Mercer Island, parts of Bellevue, Seward Park, and Mt. Rainier visible. See spl_dor_gpn_re_00027 for detailed view of buildings. The roofs of the Leschi Park Pavilion and Boathouse can be seen along the waterfront.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00026
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemMerrill & Ring Lumber Co. Pysht River camp site drawing, Clallam Bay, Washington, 1916
Architectural drawing for a Pysht River campsite for Merrill & Ring Lumber Co. by Seattle-based architectural firm Bebb & Gould. Plans include a dining hall, storehouses, bunkhouses, cottages, a roundhouse, and a machine shop.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00117
Date: 1916
View this itemClassroom with typewriters at the Hyatt-Fowells School, Seattle, ca. 1915-1919
Classroom with Remington typewriters on desks, likely at the Hyatt-Fowells School on the top floor of Pantages building on 3rd Ave. and University St.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00127
Date: 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemFriends of the Market position statement on Pike Plaza Revelopment Project #21
The statement outlines the issues that the Friends group has with the redevelopment plan including the displacement of farmers and proposed usage of buildings in the area. The Friends group emphasizes the need for improvements that will benefit the farmers and the introduction of more low income housing in the area.
Identifier: spl_ps_015
View this itemParsons Gardens, Queen Anne, May 7, 1967
Parsons Gardens or Parsons Memorial Garden was donated to the city of Seattle in 1956 by the children of Reginald H. Parsons and Maude Parsons and was designated a Seattle landmark in 1980. This photograph also shows the Stuart-Balcom House above the gardens, another Seattle landmark designated in 1984.
Identifier: spl_dor_00047
Date: 1967-05-07
View this itemAurora Bridge from Smith St. dead end, October 2, 1958
View of the Aurora Avenue Bridge looking north, taken from the dead end of Smith Street in East Queen Anne.
Identifier: spl_dor_00008
Date: 1958-10-02
View this item'Let's Keep the Market' anniversary edition of The Weekly, 1981
Special issue of The Weekly celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Market Initiative. Features include 'The Battle of the Market, 1965-1971,' 'Mark Tobey's Market' and 'Schedule of Anniversary Events.'
Identifier: spl_ps_001
Date: 1981-09-23
View this itemS. Jackson St. west from Occidental St. S., May 14, 1982
Photograph shows the Herman and Blumenthal Building on the corner with the Jackson Building visible behind it.
Identifier: spl_dor_00033
Date: 1982-05-14
View this itemBoats at Fishermen's Terminal, Seattle, ca. 1917
Boats Famous, Margaret and Penguin at Fishermen's Terminal. The Ballard Bridge appears under construction in the background.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00064
Date: 1917
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