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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Group of musicians in carriage branded with "Home Comfort Stables," ca. 1910s
In addition to his career as a plumber, William Leroy Brown (1871-1939) was also a musician. According to Paul Dorpat, he was a charter member of the local musician's union and ""played the clarinet in "Dad" Wagner's popular concert and marching band." The hats of the men holding instruments in this photo appear to say Wagner, making it possible they are members of the band. Home Comfort Stables appears to have been Yakima business so location is likely either Yakima or Seattle. See note for more on the Brown family.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00242
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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Snow 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
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Alma 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
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Exterior of two houses from the street, Seattle, ca. 1900s
Homes are possibly on Dexter or Denny, near Brown residence. See note for more on the Brown family.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00238
Date: 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903, 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909
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Chief Kyan totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska, ca. 1899
Chief Kyan was a Tlingit chief who, in 1885, sold 160 acres to Mike Martin, one of the city of Ketchikan's founders. The totem pole shows the lineage of the Chief's family. The bear at the base of the pole represents Chief Kyan's family. The Thunderbird in the center represents his wife's family and the crane at the top represents his wife.
Identifier: spl_ap_00080
Date: 1899
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Snoqualmie Falls dam from south side, ca. 1910s
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00224
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
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Unidentified 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
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Highland 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
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J.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
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Unidentified 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