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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Laurene Gandy interview, April 6, 1987
Laurene Tatlow Gandy (1908-1993) was born in Denver, Colorado. She attended Colorado University for two years before transferring to Smith College where she earned her degree in English literature. She received her masters degree from the University of Denver and taught English there until she met and married in Joseph Gandy in 1937. Joseph Gandy was appointed as the president of the 1962 Century 21 Exposition and Laurene was often referred to as the fair’s “First Lady.” She served an important role hosting hundreds of visiting dignitaries and celebrities visiting the fair. Gandy was active in a variety of civic activities throughout her lifetime including serving on the board of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, acting as president of the Seattle Children’s Home and helping to found the Seattle Center Foundation in 1977.
Identifier: spl_ds_lgandy_01_01
Date: 1987-04-06
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Letter from Clarence T. Arai and Gin Kunishige to Willard Young discussing donation, 1961
Frank Asakichi Kunishige was born in Japan on June 5, 1878. He came to the United States via San Francisco in 1895. After graduating from the Illinois College of Photography, he opened a small photography studio in San Francisco. Kunishige moved to Seattle in 1917. In the same year, he married Gin Kunishige and began working in the studio of Edward S. Curtis where he became acquainted with Ella McBride who he worked for in later years. Kunishige was well known for his use of Pictorialism, a popular painterly style of photography. He developed his photographs on "textura tissue," a paper of his own creation, which allowed him to produce almost dreamlike prints. His work was featured nationally and internationally in exhibitions and publications such as Photo-Era and Seattle's Town Crier. In 1924, Kunishige became one of the founding members of the Seattle Camera Club, a group of local photographers including Kyo Koike, Yukio Morinaga, Iwao Matsushita and Fred Y. Ogasawara who gathered to share techniques and ideas, as well as their deep love of the medium. Although the group was initially solely Japanese, they soon welcomed more members including Ella McBride, their first female member. When World War II struck and the country's Japanese internment policy was put in place, Kunishige and his wife were forced to leave Seattle for Idaho where they were interned at the Minidoka camp. After their release, Kunishige spent two years working at a photography studio in Twin Falls, Idaho but eventually returned to Seattle due to his poor health. Frank Kunishige passed away on April 9, 1960.
Identifier: spl_art_367924_58
Date: 1961-08-28
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Gourmet's Notebook, v.19, no.7, Sep. 1991
Chula's Bar and Grill, pg. 52; Lighthouse Cafe, pg. 55; Madrona Bistro, pg. 51; Rosebud Cafe, pg. 54; Serafina, pg. 50; Silverwater Cafe, pg. 53; Sostanza, pg. 49
Identifier: spl_gn_928180_1991_19_07
Date: 1991-09
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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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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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Ibsen Nelson Interview, 1988
Ibsen Andreas Nelson (1919-2001) was a Seattle architect known for his historical preservation efforts and his designs for buildings such as the Museum of Flight and the Inn at the Market. He also designed many residential homes, including one for his friend and prominent Pacific Northwest artist Morris Graves. Originally from Ruskin, Nebraska, Nelson served in the army during World War II and received two bronze stars. Following the war, he attended the University of Oregon which he graduated from in 1951 with his degree in architecture. He worked briefly at Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson in Seattle as a draftsman before opening his own architectural firm in 1953. Nelson was a member of the Seattle Design Commission, and served as president of both the Allied Arts of Seattle and the Seattle Municipal Arts Commission.
Identifier: spl_ds_inelson_01
Date: 1988-04-06; 1988-04-12
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Hugo Eppich Interview, April 15, 1987
Hugo Eppich (1933-) was born in Yugoslavia. Together with his twin brother, Helmut, Hugo moved to Canada in 1953. They founded Ebco Industries Ltd in 1956 which specializes in metal fabrication. In 1990, the brothers received the BC Business Entrepreneurs of the Year award.
Identifier: spl_ds_hueppich_01
Date: 1987-04-15
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Indigenous woman sitting outside of building, ca. 1899
The caption appears to be a play on a George Wither's poem which reads "If she think not well of me, What care I how fair she be?" The identity and location of the woman are unknown.
Identifier: spl_ap_00098
Date: 1899
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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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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