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.
S. 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 itemLeschi marina, August 1996
Boats docked at Leschi South Moorage overlooked by a small lawn that is part of Leschi Park.
Identifier: spl_dor_00012
Date: 1996-08
View this itemSnow on Union St. at 3rd Ave., January 30, 1969
Looking east on Union St. from 3rd Ave. The buildings on the left are the Vance Building and the 1411 4th Ave. Building.
Identifier: spl_dor_00025
Date: 1969-01-30
View this itemView north along 2nd Ave. from the 11th floor of the Exchange Building, January 21, 1982
Built in 1930, the Exchange Building is located on 2nd Ave. View north shows several downtown buildings, Elliot Bay, and the Space Needle.
Identifier: spl_dor_00051
Date: 1982-01-21
View this itemThe Town Crier, v.7, no.2, Jan. 13, 1912
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1912_07_02
Date: 1912-01-13
View this itemColman Park, August 1996
View of road bridge with two cyclists riding in the distance at Colman Park in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle, along Lake Washington.
Identifier: spl_dor_00009
Date: 1996-08
View this itemUW Tower on Brooklyn Ave., ca. 1990s
Originally constructed as the Safeco Tower building, it was later renamed to UW Tower after its purchase by the University of Washington in 2006. A hotel can be seen in the background: opened as the Edmond Meany Hotel in 1931, it has also been called the Meany Tower Hotel, the University Tower Hotel, Hotel Deca, and Graduate Seattle.
Identifier: spl_dor_00050
Date: 1995?
View this itemMadison St. east from 3rd Ave., ca. 1975
View looks up Madison St. towards the Elks building.
Identifier: spl_dor_00024
Date: 1975?
View this itemE. Madison St. east from McGilvra Blvd. E., August 1996
Identifier: spl_dor_00032
Date: 1996-08
View this itemMunicipal News v. 55, no. 4, Feb. 22, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_04
Date: 1965-02-22
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