This 1907 postcard shows the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, located at the intersection of the K and Eleventh streets. The message reads as follows: "My dear cousin, just thought I'd write you a line to let you know I'm well - hoping you...
This 1908 postcard shows Sacramento's Post Office and Federal Building, located at the northeast corner of Seventh and K streets. The structure was dedicated on George Washington's birthday, February 22, 1894. It was razed, in the name of...
Captured on February 8, 1914, this image shows a still young Sacramento City Hall, having just opened in 1912. It housed the principal offices of city government with the exception of law enforcement which were placed within the Hall of Justice at...
This circa 1910 postcard depicts Plaza Park, as viewed from the southeast. As early as 1854, the plan was to set the block aside as the location for the California State Capitol building. With 300,000 dollars in hand, the commenced construction,...
This linen-finished card postmarked 1943 features an aerial view of part of downtown Sacramento facing southwest. The printed description on the back of the card reads, "Shown in this picture are the Library and Courts Building, State Office...
This linen-finished card postmarked 1943 features an aerial view of part of downtown Sacramento facing southwest. The printed description on the back of the card reads, "Shown in this picture are the Library and Courts Building, State Office...
This circa 1940 postcard shows the Southern Pacific train depot at Fifth and I streets. Also pictured is the locomotive, C.P. Huntington, which was placed at the spot in 1939. It went into service for Central Pacific in 1864 and taken out of...
This circa 1915 postcard shows K Street, looking east from Tenth Street. To the right is the newly constructed Hotel Sacramento while, in the distance, at Eleventh Street, is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The Hippodrome Theater, built...
This circa 1909 postcard, labeled in error, shows J Street, looking west, from its intersection with Tenth Street. Street car rails fill J Street, while, to the right, is Plaza Park, the site of Sacramento's first hay scale, and what was...
Automobiles, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians move along broad Seventh Street, the center of the thoroughfare lined with tracks for the railcars that connected the city with newly-annexed destinations like Oak Park. The description printed on...
K Street in downtown Sacramento as pictured on this penny postcard bustles with activity and traffic, more specifically pedestrian, horse-drawn and electric rail traffic. Posted in Roseville at noon, the hand-written note on the back of this...
Shown in circa 1900 is K Street, looking west from Ninth Street toward the Post Office and Federal building at Seventh and K streets. In the immediate foreground, and to the right, is the Hale Block, where Hale Brothers' Department Store and the...
This circa 1920 postcard shows Eighth Street between the I and J streets. In the foreground is Eighth's intersection with J, where the eight-story People's Savings Bank, at 1000 Eighth Street, looms. Before it, boasting neon signage, sits the...
Sutter's Fort is shown in this postcard. The view comes from the southeast. In the distance are several of Sacramento's other landmarks including, left to right, the California State Capital, the California Western State Life Insurance Building...
Shown in circa 1900 is Sacramento's Federal Building and Post Office, positioned at the northeast corner of Seventh and K streets. Built in 1893/94, its construction was subsidized by 100,000 dollars in 1885. By the time construction was...
Sacramento Room Postcard Collection
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