This circa 1980 postcard shows a statue of Christopher Columbus with Queen Isabella of Spain, positioned just below the rotunda of the California State Capitol building. The marble edifice was donated to the State of California by local banker...
This vertical view of the California State Capitol Building framed against a gray/green sky is a dramatic example of an innovative way to get more mileage out of a stationary subject. Hundreds of views of the Capitol Building have been marketed as...
The California State Capitol Building is flanked by the State Library and Courts Building in this linen-finished postcard published before the end of the Second World War in 1945. Legislation passed in 1914 cleared the way for the two proposed...
The California State Capitol building's west facade is visible from Ninth and Capitol in 1907. The row of palm trees flanking the fountain have grown to impressive heights in the century, since this photograph was taken in 1907.
This March 5, 1931, photograph of the west side of the dome of the California State Capitol building was taken from the grounds of the Capitol Extension buildings at Tenth Street and Capitol Avenue. Several period cars are parked on Tenth Street...
Shrouded in a sampling of the more than 800 different varieties of flora on its grounds, the California State Capitol building and its west facade is visible on February 26, 1930. The tower and dome of the Westminster Presbyterian Church can be...
Shown in circa 1945 is the southernmost portico of the California State Capitol building. The twin piers on either side of the streetside gate are made of Folsom Prison granite and were installed in 1881 by architect W.H. Hamilton. They were...
A gold-capped dome of the California State Capitol building is the subject of the this 1957 postcard. Public access to the dome was closed in 1942 out of concerns for sabotage after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. In the foreground is a...
This 1927 aerial view, from the southeast side of the Capitol and Capitol Park, shows Sacramento's downtown area. In the middle of the frame is the Capitol building and, to the left of it, are the recently completed Capitol Extension buildings. The...
This April 12, 1941, photograph shows the California State Capitol building lobby and its statue of Columbus' last appeal to Queen Isabella of Spain. Carved in Florence, Italy, the statue was donated to the State in 1883 by local banker D.O. Mills...
Deodor Cedar branches flank this 1930 photograph of the California State Capitol building's west facade and its eight signature fluted columns, capped with Corinthian capitals.
This January 1, 1900, photograph looks northerly from the dome of the California State Capitol building toward the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament at Eleventh and K Streets. The steeple on the immediate right of the photograph is that of the...
This photograph of Capitol Park and the northern wing of the California State Capitol building was taken on July 11, 1928. In the foreground is a mélange of temperate and tropical treetops. It was taken from a vantage point on the north side of...
Taken from the intersection of Sixth and M Streets this 1925 photograph shows a busy avenue leading toward the western façade of the California State Capitol building. Visible are several automobiles, a street car and a cyclist. M Street – as...
Resting upon two tiers of added earth at Tenth Street, between L and N Streets, is the California State Capitol building in 1869. The building’s grounds are barren, save a few saplings. Below the building’s façade are several workers. A...
This postcard shows a California State Capitol building's sculpture, entitled "Columbus’ Last Appeal to Queen Isabella." It was created in Florence, Italy, by American sculptor Larkin Goldsmith Meade. It took six years to complete and has sat...
Postmarked mid-year in 1905, this black and white penny postcard captures the California State Capitol Building from above the intersection of Tenth and L Streets. In the background to the left the State Agricultural Exhibition Hall and adjacent...
This circa 1982 postcard shows the exquisite artwork making up the California State Capitol building's inner rotunda. In the same year, the Capitol interior underwent a 68 million dollar restoration. In 2001, the rotunda was dusted and cleaned,...
Shown in this four-framed circa 1990 postcard are offices within the California State Capitol building. In the upper left is the Secretary of State's Office, established in 1902; upper right is the Governor's Private Office, established in 1906;...
