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.
E. Denny Way east from Boylston Ave. E., Seattle, ca. 1910s
Looking east from the south side of E Denny Way at Boylston Ave E. Views of houses, trees and telephone poles on a rainy day. The Harvard Apartments building is visible up the hill to the right.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00056
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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. Detailed view of spl_dor_gpn_re_00026 showing closeup of homes. The roofs of the Leschi Park Pavilion and Boathouse can be seen along the waterfront.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00027
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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?
View this itemAlma Hotel bar, San Francisco, California, ca. January 29, 1912
Bartender talking to two customers in bar located inside the Alma Hotel, 335 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California on January 29, 1912(?).
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00010
Date: 1912-01-29
View this item2nd Ave. and Stewart St., Seattle, circa 1910s
The Wilson Building on the corner of 2nd Ave. and Stewart St. with window signs for Wilson's Modern Business College and Mueller's Fur Store.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00002
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemUnidentified ship, Seattle, ca. 1910s
Unidentified three-masted ship at sea near Seattle.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00143
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemSnoqualmie Falls dam from south side, ca. 1910s
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00224
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemHighland Park School, Seattle, ca. 1920s
The Highland Park School building shown here opened in 1921 at 1012 SW Trenton St.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00103
Date: 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929
View this itemJ.F. Mott & Co. drug store interior, Seattle, ca. 1910-1912
Store clerk attending to client inside of J.F. Mott & Co. drug store, either from 1501 Queen Anne Ave., or 2401 1st Ave., Seattle. Certificates for pharmacist Joseph F. Mott are mounted on the wall. Items for sale include cigars, composition books, postcards and an assortment of bottled powders.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00054
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912
View this itemUnidentified bar, Seattle, ca. 1910s
Bartender and three men posing inside unidentified bar. A certificate from the Bartenders International League of America designating it as a ""union bar"" is affixed near the cash register, and food menus can be seen reflected in the mirror.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00009
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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