A 1938 photograph of a float in a parade honoring the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Also pictured are the band members wearing kilts and carrying bagpipes and drums.
A bustling scene on K Street was captured in this 1913 photograph. A horse and wagon in the photograph’s foreground contrasts a slowly shifting paradigm toward the use of automobiles. Sidewalks are lined with pedestrians. In the background and...
A group of Shriners dressed in parade costumes proceeds down K Street between Eighth and Tenth Streets during this 1937 parade featuring farternal organizations from Northern California. Businesses along the route include Walgreen's Drugs (930 K...
A horse drawn carriage and procession make their way down Fourth Street in this circa 1960 photograph. Throngs of observers crowd sidewalks. The Southern Pacific railroad station and the Collis P. Huntington monument are prominent in the...
A ladies' auxiliary of a fraternal organization, many of them dressed in parade outfits, make their way along K Street near Tenth. Businesses along the route include Fox Senator Theatre (912 K Street), Capital Clothing Company (916 K Street),...
A military parade, circa 1937, related to the Commandery of Modoc (Alturas, CA) and Vacaville proceeds down K Street between Eighth and Tenth Streets. Bearing a large banner with a crucifix and sporting plumed hats a delegation of The Knights of...
A Shriner marching band and drill team, led by a motorcycle and drum major approach Fourth and I Street in this 1940 photograph. A large number of observers stand along sidewalks. The Southern Pacific railroad station and the Collis P. Huntington...
As viewed from the southwest, in this circa 1930 postcard, is the interior of Sutter's Fort, at Twenty-Seventh and L streets. Most visible is the structure's central building. In the distance, located at 2719 K Street, is the three-story Eastern...
Captured in 1960, this photograph reveals a southern section of J Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. Visible are the Broadway Café at 316 J Street, the Capital Cigar and Liquor Company at 318 J Street, and Van Voorhies-Phinney Leather...
Captured in 1961, this photograph shows giddy members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 406. The group’s flag is stitched with the words “Troop 406, St. Roberts Patrons Club, Sacramento, California, Golden Empire Council.” Members include,...
Captured on June 21, 1948, are several members of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, posing for a photograph during the group’s sixty-second annual Grand Parlor session. Subjects stand in two rows, dressed in white dresses and holding...
Elks Lodge members with v-shaped tunics and adults dressed in military uniforms march along K Street near Tenth beating drums and blowing horns. Businesses along the route include Fox Senator Theatre (912 K Street), Capital Clothing Company (916 K...
In this 1940 photograph, throngs watch as several costumed Shriners make their way south on Fourth Street. The Southern Pacific Railroad station and the Collis P. Huntington monument are also visible.
In this circa 1935 photograph, members of the Knights of Pythias march down L Street in close order. The organization's Sacramento chapter, Lodge 11, celebrated its 71-year anniversary in February 1935. Its castle-style headquarters was located...
In this frenetic photograph, taken in September 1895, a few of the 30,000 travelers that made their way to Sacramento for the Grand Electric Carnival and California Admission Day festivities are seen making their way to transportation and...
In this July 4, 1931, photograph, a group of axe-carrying young men, representing Capital Camp, make their way eastward on K Street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. 1931’s Independence Day proved a memorable one in Sacramento: 17 fires were...
