Viewed from the southeast, on August 27, 1930, is the monolithic Elks Lodge Number 6 at 925 Eleventh Street. Dedicated on July 3, 1926, fundraising for the 1.5 million dollar structure started in 1905. In the one year that it took a crew of 150...
This circa 1907 photograph provides a view of the library at the Elks Temple at 824 J Street. Prominent is the beam work and molding, made of Flemish oak and mahogany. Bookcases bracket a fireplace, in front of which is a large, wooden table...
This circa 1950 photograph shows a horse-drawn Budweiser wagon resting outside of the Elks Temple at 925 Eleventh Street. To the right of the picture is a sign for the Top of the Town Restaurant, a fourteenth-floor eatery and lounge that provided...
This circa 1920 photograph shows the interior of the Turner Hall Café at 914 K Street. Notables posing are co-owners Louis Graber (standing with elbow on bar) and William Dreher (seated left-of-center facing camera, left hand holding glasses). ...
This composite of portraits of early California pioneers shows members of the Sacramento Society of California Pioneers. The organization was composed of - as stated in the "Constitution and By-Laws of the Sacramento Society of California...
Sacramento pedestrians brave a slushy southwest corner of Ninth and K Streets in this March 14, 1942, photograph. The surprise weather brought out the eccentric in Capital citizens: from skiing down K Street to the hurling of snowballs at passing...
The entrance to the Masonic Temple at 1123 J Street is shown in this 1925 photograph. Flanking the doorway are two penitent Knights Templar. Between the two, and above the doorway, is an arch of impish terra cotta cherubim. Constructed between...
This circa 1925 photograph shows a relatively new Scottish Rite Temple at the southwest corner of Twenty-Eighth and L Streets. Placed on a 90 by 160 foot lot, the structure was built of brick, stone and concrete in 1916/17 for a cost of 125,000...
March 23rd through 28th of 1922 meant the "Days of '49" celebration, a city-wide homage to Sacramento's Gold Rush past. Pictured are members of the Whiskerino Club, a few of the hundreds of Sacramentans who let their mustaches grow for the...
Pictured on July 15, 1947, is a meeting of the Sacramento Credit Women’s Breakfast Club. Members sit at a u-shaped banquet table, looking toward the camera. Born out of a desire for credit office workers to organize and socialize, the...
This circa 1960 photograph shows a cluster of businesses on J Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. Visible are the Plaza Rooms at 300 J Street, the Troy Hotel at 302 J Street, the office of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee,...
Pictured in circa 1910 are members of the Sacramento Athletic Club. The group’s prime interests were track and field. The marathon held particular appeal, especially after Dorando Pietri’s dramatic finish at the 1908 London Olympics. In its...
This photograph was taken from the east side of the intersection of Tenth and K Streets, looking west, in circa 1975. In the left foreground at 930 K Street is the United California Bank. The structure was built in 1962 by the Contracting...
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...
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.
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...
This December 9, 1922, photograph captures the Thirtieth Anniversary Meeting of the Saturday Club. The meeting was held at the Masonic Hall at 1121 J Street. Standing is Mr. Behmyer and Ms. Hawley. Silver cake knives are being awarded to Ms. R....
Parade along J street commemorating Armistice Day, circa 1929. A band marches in front of uniformed servicemen. Onlookers and businesses along J Street provide a backdrop for this scene. Businesses visible in the photo include Market Cafe (1303...
Parade along J street commemorating Armistice Day, circa 1929. In the center of the procession, a marching band plays, and onlookers and businesses along J Street provide a backdrop for this scene. Businesses visible in the photograph include...
Parade along J street commemorating Armistice Day, circa 1929. A marching band plays in front of a procession of uniformed men. Onlookers and businesses along J Street provide a backdrop for this scene. Businesses visible in the photo include...
