This photograph from the 1895 California State Fair reveals an exhibit from C.B. Strong and Company. Strong was a wholesale and retail dealer in various kinds of flower, garden and field seeds. Cut flowers and floral designs for weddings, parties...
This ethereal shot was taken at dusk from the racetrack at the California State Fair, circa 1930. The Fair was located on 2751 Stockton Boulevard until it moved to Cal Expo in 1967. The iconic and domed Agricultural and Counties Building rests on...
The western leg of racetrack at the California State Fair is also a place of judgment as participants parade their livestock in this 1930s photograph. A team of horses in the center of the photograph is pulling a wagon labeled Meadow View Stock...
This photograph shows a fiery Machinery Hall and its 150-feet tower on the evening of May 22, 1931, at the California State Fair grounds, 2751 Stockton Boulevard. The total cost of the blaze was 100,000 dollars. The fire's glow could be seen from...
Exhibition by the Capital Gas Company at the 1895 California State Fair in Sacramento. In the background is an exhibit for Weinstock Lubin & Company. The caption reads: "Display of Light, Heat and Power by the Capital Gas Co., CAL. State Fair...
This July 15, 1932, photograph provides a view of the California State Fair's Poultry Building. The 25,000 square foot structure was built by Sacramento contractors Guth and Fox in 1931/32 for a cost of 75,000 dollars. The interior included...
A front view of the lovely brick agricultural building at the California State Fair. When this picture was taken the fair was located at 2751 Stockton Boulevard.
Pictured at 1895's California State Fair is a dining room exhibit from John Breuner's Furniture Company. The mid-1890s was a time of expositions and fairs, nationwide. In 1895, Sacramento hosted not only the State Fair but the ""Electric...
Pictured in 1895 is the exhibit at the California State Fair for the Sacramento-based Crystal Palace Pottery at 610 J Street. Owned by W.G. Barr and managed by Joseph Thieben, the business enjoyed a banner time, winning in several areas, according...
This photograph shows an exhibit of horse-drawn vehicles at the 1895 California State Fair, courtesy of the Schaw, Ingram, Batcher and Company. The company did business at 211 through 219 J Street, also selling hardware and blacksmith supplies. ...
This aerial photograph of the California State Fair grounds at 2751 Stockton Boulevard was taken in the 1930s. In the upper-left corner is the Horse Show Arena. Below that, and to the left of the Racetrack, are the Dairy and Beef Cattle...
This aerial view from the 1930s shows the layout of the California State Fair as it stood on 2751 Stockton Boulevard. The domed structure is the Agricultural Building, later to be called the Counties Building while the tower marks the location of...
Pictured in 1895 is Fogalsang and Raplee's exhibit at the 1895 California State Fair. The electrician's shop was located at 1109 Tenth Street. On July 13, just weeks before the Fair's opening, the nation's first hydroelectric alternating-current...
Pictured in circa 1915 is the California State Fair's Machinery Hall. Built in 1910, when the fair was moved to the intersection of Y Street and Stockton Boulevard, the structure cost 30,000 dollars. The Agricultural and Manufacturers Hall was...
Sacramento County Exhibit of Mrs. E. Shield's fruits during the 1895 California State Fair, an elaborate display featuring a large facsimile of the California State Seal. An authentic scale model of the State Capitol dome rises behind the...
A photograph of a man riding a steer on the California State Fair racetrack during a rodeo event. The event rider wears a cap and street clothes indicating that he may be a challenger for a prize based on how long a contender could hang on to the...
This circa 1956 photograph captures a sports car, numbered two, blazing its way near a bale of hay during a Sports Car Club of America event at the California State Fairgrounds at Stockton Boulevard and Fourth Avenue. Sacramento’s chapter of the...
A commanding view of the California State Capitol surrounded by the Capitol Park grounds is the image offered on this penny postcard published in San Francisco but printed in Germany. Cards printed in Germany were not widely distributed in the...
Shown in circa 1950 are the dome and entrance to the California State Fair's Counties Building. Built in 1918/1919 for 400,000 dollars, the structure was the central hub of the 207-acre park. Originally built to an area of 65,000 square feet, it...
