Pictured in circa 1924 is Sacramento Solon great Earl McNeely. Born in Sacramento in 1898, the speedy, center-fielding McNeely went on to become the hero of the 1924 World Series as, while playing for the Washington Senators, he drove in the...
This circa 1930 photograph captures a Sacramento Junior College racing shell with eight rowers and a coxswain on the Sacramento River. Coached by "Babe" Dunwoody, in March 1930 on the Oakland Estuary the team defeated the University of California,...
With spectators in the foreground and a paddle-wheeled riverboat in the background, Sacramento Junior College rowers power their way up the Sacramento River in this circa 1930 photograph. It was common for Panther fans to make their way to the M...
A Sacramento Junior College racing shell with a crew of eight and a coxswain is pictured in circa 1930 on the Sacramento River. The team, under the leadership of coach Glen Mercer, met misfortune on May 7, 1932, when a cruiser, making its way down...
This wide open view of the northern reaches of William Land Park was taken in 1926. To the photograph’s left is the memorial statue and fountain of Charles Swanston, built in 1923/24 by Paris-based sculpture Ralph Stackpole, who also created the...
Shown in 1960 at 917 Sixth Street is Sacramento Bowl. Opened in November 1948 at a cost of 250,000 dollars, the business boasted 17 lanes, 15 billiard tables, a cocktail lounge and a restaurant. Its owner, W.S. Van Winkle and President of the Bay...
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...
ITT Technical Institute, located at 9700 Goethe Road, sponsors sports teams for its students. In this November 1996 photograph, an ITT Technical Institute intramural basketball team poses for a group photo inside a gym.
ITT Technical Institute, located at 9700 Goethe Road, sponsors sports teams for its students. In this 1994 photo the ITT Technical Institute Championship Softball Team poses for a group photograph outdoors. The team participated in the Cordova...
This 1931 photograph shows members of the Detroit Tigers baseball club playing pepper. The Tigers spent 12 days at Sacramento's Moreing Field in February 1931 conducting drills for spring training. They then moved on to Woodland to play two...
This photograph, taken circa 1948, captures an awards ceremony at Edmond's Field, located at the corner of two main boulevards, Riverside and Broadway. Edmonds served as the home of the Sacramento Solons baseball club from 1944 to 1960. The field...
This photograph captures Edmonds Field, at the intersection of Riverside Boulevard and Broadway, as it appeared on July 24, 1948, after fire - likely started by a carelessly tossed cigarette - destroyed the park on July 11. Immediately afterward,...
This photograph, taken in 1950, shows the new Edmonds Field, reopened in March of 1949. Bill Avila is shown in the foreground, wearing a white shirt. Avila was a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies and wrote a Bushers Column for the Sacramento...
Photograph, taken in 1950, of the BE baseball team. In the front row, second from left, is Maurice Dutra; last on the right is Glen Smith. In the top row, last on the right is Joe Duarte; second from right is Jimmy Herrera; third from right is...
This April 13, 1934, photograph captures the close quarters and soiled floor of the L Street Arena, located at 223 L Street. Spectators take in one of seven supporting card fights prior to the heavyweight headline bout putting local Galt hero Jack...
Photograph, taken in 1945, of boxers Max Baer, left, and Primo Carnera, right, together with radio announcer Steve George, who is holding a KCRA microphone.
