Washington Then & Now

by Paul Dorpat (Photographer), Jean Sherrard (Photographer)

Washington state history at its most graphic.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 156 pages
• Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers (April 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565795474
• ISBN-13: 9781565795471

Book Description

Despite the often astonishing changes in the landscape, authors Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard searched high and low, determined to find the same locations and angles as their predecessors. The result is a portrait that reflects not only the amazing changes brought on by time, but also a record of what has remained in this most scenic western state.

"Photos are tricky," Dorpat once said. "They seem to be two-dimensional windows into the past; but once you enter into them, they may take you anywhere."

Highlights include the U.S.-Canadian border's Peace Arch on its dedication day in 1921; the Tolt River valley before it got flooded to augment Seattle's water supply; a Hoquiam that seems a little less built-up now than it was in 1914; plus before-and-after shots of Mount St. Helens, the Grand Coulee Dam and other state landmarks.

About the author

Paul Dorpat, who writes the "Now & Then" feature in Pacific Northwest magazine, lives in Seattle; photographer Jean Sherrard lives in Bellevue.