Washington Then & Now
Ended June 21, 2009
Noted regional historian, Paul Dorpat, in collaboration with photographer Jean Sherrard,
has created a state wide version of his popular ‘Then and Now’ photo feature in The Seattle
Times. The exhibit compares and contrasts historic photographs of state locations with
contemporary photographs.
In 1927, Washington state got its own grand Capitol Legislative Building,
which is seen here in 1926 when work is under construction on one of the
highest domes in the world. (Courtesy Jean Sherrard)
Guests will witness the many ways humans have left their mark on our state.
This is the largest visual analysis ever done on Washington.
Organized by the Washington State History Museum, Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard.
Mt. Saint Helens circa 1945, before the infamous eruption of 1980.
Mt. Saint Helens in 2006. (Courtesy Jean Sherrard)
A fourth of July parade in Edison, Wash. circa 1910. (Courtesy Jean Sherrard)