This photograph captures a sculpture of Franciscan missionary, Father Junipero Serra, located within the camellia grove near the east entrance to Capitol Park. The statue, dedicated on April 7, 1967, was funded by the Native Sons of the Golden...
This carefully-composed picture postcard view looking west at the California State Capitol and Park was published some time before the First World War. The card features an uncommon balance in the palm trees on either side of the Capitol Building...
A 1938 view of the Capitol in Capitol Park. Taken from the northeast, a shrub in full bloom is the focal point of this photograph, with the Capitol dome in the background.
This circa 1940 photograph captures a picnic at Capitol Park. Several well-dressed people sit at tables surrounded by an assortment of both temperate and tropical flora.
The grounds of Capitol Park over a century ago are captured in this verdant image featuring lush lawns and a wide variety of trees, plants and shrubs. A broad walkway cuts through the park while the Capitol Building, usually a dominant part of any...
The east end of Capitol Park is visibile from the State Capitol Building's dome in this 1912 postcard. The structure to the left foreground in the California State Insectary, also known as the "bug house." Its primary purpose was to study and...
Framed by fruit-laden orange trees that dwarf the two pedestrians present, this view of the Capitol building from the 1930s was taken facing south. One of the many Irish yews lining this Capitol Park path at that time is visible on the lower right.
As seen from the westernmost section of Capitol Park, the California State Capitol looms above palm trees and other examples of the extensive variety of plants, bushes and trees that thrive on the grounds of Capitol Park in this circa 1960...
This circa 1915 postcard shows Capitol Park, a 40-acre arboretum, famous for its 40,000 trees, shrubs and flowers. Among its attractions are its renowned gardens, including the rose and cactus gardens. A bronze statue of Fr. Junipero Serra stands...
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 January 30, 1922, photograph shows the snow-layered grounds of Capitol Park. Not only did January 1922 prove to be Sacramento’s coldest month in 44 years, averaging 40 degrees, Fahrenheit, it was also the bringer of snow. Measurements of...
This circa 1910 postcard shows group of fan palms within a portion of Capitol Park. Often refered to as "California's Front and Back Yard," the park covers some 33.5 acres of space, with the oldest trees -- Himalayan cedars -- having been planted...
Shown in circa 1915 is a portion of Capitol Park, on the L Street side, looking easterly from Tenth Street. As of the mid-1990s, the 40 acre site contained no less than a diverse set of 800 trees and shrubs. The lamp standing in the froreground...
This postcard shows the eastern grounds of Capitol Park. In the distance is the steeple of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament at Eleventh and K Streets.
This circa 1921 postcard shows a series of the granite steps, located in the northern section of Capitol Park. The tiered steps -- ten in all -- were installed in 1893 for roughly 16,000 dollars. In the distance, one can see the dome of the...
