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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Mannequin parts in loading dock, undated
Other items on loading dock include a white sink and old gas pump.
Identifier: spl_dor_00028
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Queen Anne from West Seattle, August 27, 1976
Taken from West Seattle, this image shows Queen Anne with the Space Needle visible, and part of downtown Seattle in the distance across Elliott Bay.
Identifier: spl_dor_00003
Date: 1976-08-27
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Aerial view of Bellevue, WA, circa 1990s
Aerial view of Bellevue looking west and slightly north along NE 4th Ave. towards Lake Washington and Seattle. Bellevue Square (first opened in 1946 as Bellevue Shopping Square, and expanded in the 1980s), One Bellevue Center (constructed 1982-1983), the Hyatt Regency hotel (built 1989), Key Bank Building (built 1971), and other buildings can be seen.
Identifier: spl_dor_00021
Date: 1990?
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Portage Bay, Montlake with Laurelhurst in distance, May 15, 1925
Montlake Bridge and Portage Bay from Shelby Street, May 15, 1925 cropped from original photograph taken by photographer Asahel Curtis.
Identifier: spl_dor_00010
Date: 1925-05-15
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Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Title Page
Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
Identifier: spl_maps_341191.i
Date: 1905
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Gasworks and Lake Union from Queen Anne, July 3, 1961
View of Gasworks Park, the University District, Portage Bay, the University Bridge and Eastlake taken from Paul Dorpat's friend's porch in Queen Anne.
Identifier: spl_dor_00005
Date: 1961-07-03
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West Seattle Bridge entrance ramps at SW Spokane St. and SW Avalon Way, May 30, 1968
View of West Seattle High-Rise Bridge (high bridge), which opened in 1984, and the Spokane Street Swing Bridge (low bridge), which opened in 1991 over the Duwamish River.
Identifier: spl_dor_00006
Date: 1968-05-30
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Pine St. west from 4th Ave., December 22, 1965
Photograph shows views of the Fahey-Brockman Clothing store and the Bon Marche building with its holiday star lit.
Identifier: spl_dor_00036
Date: 1965-12-22
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Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 17
Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
Identifier: spl_maps_341191.17
Date: 1905
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