This 1995 photograph shows Sacramento Room Librarian, Clare Ellis, posing with some of the Sacramento Room's treasures. Ellis, a graduate of Catholic University in Washington, D.C., served with the Sacramento Public Library until 2009. Prior to...
This circa 1995 postcard shows "Constitution Wall," set within the interior courtyard of the Secretary of State and California State Archives complex at Eleventh and O Streets. The 95-foot-high wall of metallic-oxide-stained stucco contain's a...
This 1995 postcard shows a camellia bush in Capitol Park. Located at Thirteenth and L streets, it is part of the Pioneer Camellia Grove that was planted in March 1942 by the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. A total of 50 trees were...
This circa 1995 postcard shows, most prominently, the Delta King riverboat, the Tehama Building at the northeast corner of Front and J streets, and the Pony Express monument, dedicated in 1976. The back of the postcard carries the following...
Shown in circa 1995 is a horse-drawn carriage making its way by the Heywood Building, located in the Old Sacramento State Historic Park and at the southeastern corner of Second and J streets. Constructed in 1857, the building was one of the most...
Shown to the right in this circa 1995 postcard are the California State Senate Chambers; to the left are those occupied by the California State Assembly. Located at the south wing of the Capitol Building, the Assembly Chamber is graced by a...
Shown in circa 1995 is a locomotive of the Yolo Shortline Railroad. Started in the winter of 1991, the line hauled sugar products, coke and grain from West Sacramento to Clarksburg. In a matter of a few years, it stretched its run to 26-miles,...
This promotional card for KVIE television's 1995 program, "The Good Old Days," shows a women standing in front of the entrance to the California State Fair at 2751 Stockton Boulevard.
This circa 1995 aerial photograph provides an ideal view of the city of Walnut Grove, along the Sacramento River. Prominent sights are the Walnut Grove Bridge; to the lower, left-hand corner, Delta Cross Channel; and, to the upper, left-hand...
This circa 1995 postcard shows the American River at sundown. The river is a vestige of the Sacramento Valley's prehistoric status as a massive tidal marsh, covered by tule reeds, rushes, willows and a variance of native trees and grasses.
This circa 1995 postcard promotes the Lyon Real Estate Company. Founded in 1946 by William L. Lyon, the business, at the time this photograph was taken, was the largest real estate brokerage in the capital region. Pictured, left to right, are...
Shown in circa 1995, amidst the colors of Fall, is the Carmichael Presbyterian Church, located at 5645 Marconi Avenue. The congregation was founded in 1925, joining the Presbyterians in 1927. It was not until the late 1940s and early 1950s that...
This circa 1995 postcard shows a selection of celebrities with Sacramento connections. They are 1) artist Wayne Thiebaud; 2) Olympian Mark Spitz; 3) actor Levar Burton; 4) journalist Herb Caen; 5) writer Joan Didion; 6) actor Molly Ringwald; 7)...
This circa 1995 postcard shows the marquee of the Esquire Theater, located at 1219 K Street. Looming in the background are the 319,000 square-foot Danny Benvenuti building, located at 1325 J Street, and, to the right of that, the Pacific Bell...
This circa 1995 postcard provides an evening view of Capitol Mall and the 19-story Capitol Bank of Commerce, located at 300 Capitol Mall. Built in 1983/84, the structure -- also known as the 'Emerald Tower' -- provided nearly 400,000-square-foot...
This 1995 postcard provides a view, looking east, of the Tower Bridge, built in 1935, and Capitol Mall, established in the 1960s as a result of the city's aggressive redevelopment planning. The mall is bounded by the California State Capitol...
Lundstrom’s Mercury-Lincoln car dealership is pictured at 1631 K Street in this July 25, 1948 photograph. The business was founded in 1941 by the Wisconsin-born Fred Lundstrom. A man known for his automotive connections, it is said that he was...
Resting in splendor at the southwest corner of Twelfth and K Streets in this November 19, 1940, photograph is the Weinstock, Lubin and Company department store. It was built in 1924 for 1,250,000 dollars and opened on June 2 to tremendous...
This photograph was taken in February of 1960 from the balcony overlooking the Sacramento Central Library's Reference Room. At the desk is librarian Edna Cunningham, who worked at Central from 1958 to 1960. In 1995, the room was converted into a...
Shown in 1996 is the Central Library's archives and research room, the Sacramento Room. Opened in 1995, the facility was set in the original reference room of the 1917 Andrew Carnergie-funded library. To the far right of the photograph is the...
