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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Seattle Home Savings Building drawing, ca. 1923-1924
Architectural drawing of Home Savings Building by architect Louis Svarz, built at what is now 1520 4th Avenue. This drawing is possibly for the building's remodel which occurred in 1924. The building, originally constructed in 1907, was first called the American Hotel.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00141
Date: 1923?; 1924?
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Houses amongst trees and fields and farmland, ca. 1900s
Location is unknown, possibly Washington State.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00191
Date: 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903, 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909
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Performers on stage, ca. 1910s
Performers in military uniforms onstage for unidentified performance. Location is presumed to be Seattle.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00161
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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Fleet of battleships outlined in lights at night, Seattle, ca. 1908
Image possibly shows the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet battleships visiting Seattle. The fleet arrived in Seattle on May 23, 1908. Published in Seattle Now & Then column on February 10, 1985.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00200
Date: 1908?
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Lake 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
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Fraternal Organization of Eagles parade on 2nd Ave. north from Pike St., August 13, 1908
Signs for Hotel Irving, The Sheridan, The Fair, McCarthy Dry Goods Co., WMBC (Wilson's Modern Business College) and Seattle Art Company can be seen along the way. The Standard Furniture Company building appears on the left at the curve in the street and the New Washington Hotel and Moore Theatre appear in the distance on the right. Banners saying "Welcome Home F.O.E." [Fraternal Organization of Eagles] can be seen hanging above the street.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00109
Date: 8/13/1908
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Merrill & 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
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Classroom 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
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Women working at Saxony Knitting Company, Seattle, ca. 1917
Women working on knit goods at tables in a workroom. In 1912, the company was located at 81 Marion St. The company was located at 150 S. Jackson St. from 1913 to 1918. Beginning in 1918, the company was headquartered at 2000 5th Ave.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00137
Date: 1917?
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Smith Tower and Alaska Build SE from Hoge Building, Seattle, ca. 1914-1919
"Looking southeast from the top – or near it – of the Hoge Building. The Smith Tower (1914) is on the right and the Alaska Building, (1904) Seattle’s first steel frame scraper, is on the left at the southeast corner of Cherry Street and Second Avenue. The King County Court House stands on the First Hill horizon." Image is used in "Seattle Now & Then: The Hoge Building, 1911," April 6, 2019: https://pauldorpat.com/2019/04/06/seattle-now-then-the-hoge-building-1911/. The Collins Building and Hotel Seward can also be seen just to the left of Smith Tower. Buildings visible in the distance include the Seattle City Light substation on Yesler Way and the King County Courthouse at 7th Ave. and Jefferson St. Signs for the Salvation Army, Panama Hotel, Astor Hotel, Alki Hotel, and Waldon Hotel can also be seen.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00153
Date: 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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