Nine members of The Flying Dumbbells, Intramural Touch Football Champions in 1939. The team won all eight of its games. S.J.C. appears on the photo, which may stand for Sacramento Junior College. This photograph was taken on November 18, 1939.
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
The arrival of the Sisters of Mercy from San Francisco in 1857 began a tradition of education that served Sacramento for over a century. Commercial and traditional subjects along with lessons in musical instruments were the courses taught at St....
Trotting in a row are four riders and horses in this circa 1930 photograph. Sacramento's position in the Central Valley made it a popular venue for rodeo goers. During the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Sacramento saw the Barmby Ranch Rodeo, near Perkins,...
The facade of the gymnasium at Grant Union High School is captured in this May 12, 1940, photograph. It was finished in May 1939 with a seating capacity of 2,000 and its first event was a homecoming day assembly. The school nickname - Pacers -...
Sacramento native Fred Bottaro officiates this circa 1935 bout between two unidentified fighters at the L Street Arena, located at 223 L Street. Bottaro was easily the single-most recognizable boxing official in twentieth century Sacramento. ...
This photograph of the famed Sacramento Police Juniors City League baseball team was taken in circa 1933. In 1931, the team won 15 straight games, going on to become Sacramento rural league champions. Sponsored by the Sacramento Police...
Pictured in 1923 is Leo Lobner Clothiers, the champions of Sacramento’s Winter League for 1922/23. The team defeated Thomson-Diggs by a score of 9-3 on February 18, 1923, to seal the city championship. The star for the “Lobner’s” was Ken...
Shown on December 5, 1926, are the winner and runner-up of the City Women's Golf Championship. As inscribed on the photograph, the winner, Mrs. Webster, stands to the right, and the runner up, Mrs. Canieron, is at the left.
Shown in 1925 is the Washington Grammar School soccer team, the 90-pound soccer champions for the city of Sacramento. The team defeated Newton Booth 2-0 in the title game, held at McKinley Park. It was their fourth city championship in a row and,...
Pictured in 1922 are the pacific coast champion American Legion basketball team from Sacramento. After sealing up the regional title in February, the team was sent to Kansas City for the Amatuer Athletic Union championships. They lost in the...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
