This 1908 postcard captures the rural splendor of Placer County, near Roseville, California. Set amidst several oak trees, a wooden bridge runs through the middle of the frame while a country house hides to the right.
This 1908 postcard shows Sacramento's Post Office and Federal Building, located at the northeast corner of Seventh and K streets. The structure was dedicated on George Washington's birthday, February 22, 1894. It was razed, in the name of...
Shown in 1908 is a colorized view of the rear of the California State Capitol building. The photograph was taken from atop the State Agricultural Fair Building, in the eastern most portion of Capitol Park, along Fifteenth Street, between L and N...
Shown in 1908 is a black and white view of the rear of the California State Capitol building. The photograph was taken from atop the State Agricultural Fair Building, in the eastern most portion of Capitol Park, along Fifteenth Street, between L...
Shown in circa 1908 is K Street, looking west from Tenth Street. To the immediate left of the frame is William Land's State House Hotel. Land purchased the State House in 1891, operating until placing into the same spot his own Hotel Land in...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Here is a view of the Hotel Sacramento as it sits under construction in circa 1908. The primary building medium was concrete - the floors, stairways and columns were all composed to it. Just two to three years out from the San Francisco...
Taken in 1960, this photograph reveals the elaborate storefront of the Arata Brothers' Supermarket, located at 2732 Thirty-fourth Street in Oak Park. Pyramid-stacked cans of summer hot house rhubarb flank the store's entrance. The sons of Italian...
This July 11, 1935, photograph reveals the north side of the Hotel Sacramento as it runs along K Street. Occupying its first floor, and moving left to right, are Margaret Burnham's Cottage Candies, Salzman Furs, Mason's Men's Shop, Grebitus...
This 1945 photograph shows the entrance to Sutter Junior High School, located at 1816 K Street. The building was constructed for 222,283 dollars in 1908 as Sacramento Senior High School, operating in that capacity until 1924. The school's...
This 1920 photograph shows the distinct twin-spired St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, located at 1112 Twenty-sixth Street. Built for 100,000 dollars, the church's cornerstone was laid on October 10, 1908, and then dedicated on October...
As captured in this 1863 photograph, several rail workers stand in front of, and beside, the Central Pacific Railroad’s first depot and ticket office at Front and I Streets. It was designed in 1863 by Collis P. Huntington, and built in one...
Viewed from the north side of I Street in 1961 is the Confucius Church. Located at the Sixth and I Streets, the recently built structure cost 600,000 dollars contained a gymnasium, auditorium (seating 550 persons), and Chinese language school. ...
View of K Street looking west toward Second Street, showing the Fratt Building, which was built in 1870 by Francis W. Fratt, who had been prominent in Sacramento as a cattle dealer and real estate promoter since 1850. His home was here until 1908. ...
Pictured in circa 1910 are members of the Sacramento Athletic Club. The group’s prime interests were track and field. The marathon held particular appeal, especially after Dorando Pietri’s dramatic finish at the 1908 London Olympics. In its...
Photographed in 1955, and resting at the southwest corner of Twenty-Sixth and K Streets, is the Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church. Built in 1908, the structure's address is 1112 Twenty-sixth Street.
The newly constructed Dierssen Home at 920 H Street is shown in this 1906 photograph. George Dierssen, a German American from Bremen, lived in the home with his wife Edith and children, George, Evelyn and Norman, until his death in February 1908.
This 1912 photograph shows the front of Sacramento High School, located on 1816 K Street. Although in existence since 1856, the pictured location opened in 1908, operating as the high school until its move to a more modern building at...
