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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Wrecked car parked near homes, Seattle, ca. 1916
Unidentified car wreck with homes behind it along a residential street. Image is featured in Dorpat website post "Unintended effects - 5 wrecks," February 20, 2012 https://pauldorpat.com/2012/02/20/seattle-confidential-5-random-wrecks-1-r-i-p/. Location is presumed to be Seattle based on the photographer.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00104
Date: 1916?
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Gourmet's Notebook, v.9, no.9, Nov. 1981
Annie et Robert, pg. 65; Annie's, pg. 66; D' Andreas, pg. 70; Le Restaurant, pg. 68; Pasta & Company, pg. 69; Perino's, pg. 71; Skipper's Galley, pg. 67
Identifier: spl_gn_928180_1981_09_09
Date: 1981-11
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Coupon ticket book of S. J. Bartholomew, 1909
Coupon ticket book inscribed with bearer’s name, S. J. Bartholomew, and photograph of bearer attached inside front cover, embossed with signature of Charles R. Collins, treasurer, and A. D. Bannall, chief of Bureau of Admissions, A.Y.P.E.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.50.5
Date: 1909
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"Hawaiian Building at the A.-Y.-P.," The Coast August 1909
A brief article describing the Hawaiian Building including its features, exhibits, furnishings, etc. Particular attention is paid to the exports on display such as pineapple, coconut, hardwoods and sisal (a fiber made from plants). In the author’s view, the exhibit is highly educational. Coast 18.2 (August 1909): 92-94, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_aug1909
Date: 1909
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Municipal News, v. 53, no. 6, Mar. 25, 1963
Page 41 article discusses plan for redeveloping downtown Seattle.
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_53_06
Date: 1963-03-25
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View of regrade north from Madison St., ca. 1906
View north to regrade steam shovel at work on Spring St. between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. Piper and Taft Sporting Goods and Hotel George appear in the background.
Identifier: spl_dr_040
Date: 1906
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Prospectors on beach in Nome, Alaska, October 3, 1899
The men in the photo are employing a method known as "cradling." Prospectors would shovel gravel onto the top of a "cradle" or "rocker" box and rock it back and forth to sift through the gravel through to the lower levels and, if they were lucky, reveal gold. One of these boxes can be seen at the right of the photo. Gold was discovered in the area in the summer of 1898. Prospectors rushed to stake claims and Nome's population quickly ballooned to 10,000 people. In 1899, more gold was discovered on beaches near the town and spurred an even greater rush of visitors. By 1900, an estimated 1000 people a day were arriving in Nome. Pillsbury took some of the first available photographs of the city. Following his departure, the winter conditions made it too difficult for others to reach the area. The same photograph appeared in the June 1900 issue of Harper's Weekly. An illustration based on the photograph appeared in the June 1900 of McClure's Magazine.
Identifier: spl_ap_00180
Date: 1899-10-03
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Wilfred Woods Interview, August 9, 1986
Wilfred Woods (1919-2017) was the editor and publisher of the Wenatchee World, a newspaper started by his family in 1907. Woods was born in Wenatchee and worked in the offices of the Wenatchee World from an early age. His father, Rufus Woods, was an advocate of the Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia Basin Project. Woods attended college at the University of Washington for three years before the interruption of World War II. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served from 1942 to 1946. After the war, Woods returned to the University of Washington where he earned a history degree in 1947. After graduating he began working as a reporter at the Wenatchee World. In 1950, Woods became editor and publisher of the paper following his father’s stroke. He remained in this role for 47 years. In 1951, Woods married his wife Kathy. The couple had three children together. Woods was a large supporter of arts in his community, helping to establish the Woods House Conservatory of Music, the Wenatchee Performing Arts Center and the Icicle Center for the Arts in Leavenworth.
Identifier: spl_ds_wwoods_01
Date: 1986-08-09
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Municipal News, v. 53, no. 13, Jul. 8, 1963
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_53_13
Date: 1963-07-08
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Club de los Alemanes (German Club), Havana, Cuba, ca. 1910s
Corner of Neptuno and Paseo de Marti (Paseo del Prado) showing the German club and a partial view of Hotel Telefono on the left in Havana, Cuba. Restaurant A. Petit. can be seen in the German Club building.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00217
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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