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...
This 1997 postcard shows the Discovery Museum, located at 101 I Street. At the time this photograph was taken, the museum's mission sought to educate through interactive exhibits covering science, history and technology. It was established in...
Shown in circa 1910 is the first floor lobby of the Crocker Art Museum at 216 O Street. The doorways and stairways are made of walnut while the paneling is made of California laurel. Through the door to the right of the photograph is the...
Shot in 1955, at the California Indian Museum, this photograph shows a display case containing Native American clothing and adornments. The museum is located next to Sutter's Fort at 2618 K Street.
This 1955 photograph, taken at the California Indian Museum, reveals a display case containing Native Californian basketry. The museum is located adjacent to Sutter's Fort, at 2618 K Street.
This 1955 photograph reveals teacher and students gathered around a porcupine exhibit at the California Junior Museum. Started in 1952, the museum, located at 4500 Y Street, made its home on the California State Fairgrounds.
Shown in circa 1991 is the parquet floored grand ballroom at the Crocker Art Museum, located at 216 O Street. Adorning the walls and nooks are various European-style paintings and vases. The room is also characterized by the presence of four...
This circa 2000 postcard provides three views of locomotives on display at the California State Railroad Museum. "The finest Railroad Museum in North America. Dozens of restored locomotives and cars.." is the the description from the back of the...
This circa 2000 postcard shows an exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum, located at 125 I Street. The display depicts late twenieth-century at the Southern Pacific , Station Number 22. The museum was built in 1981 at a cost of 16.1...
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...
Photograph dated March 13, 1947, the vessel identified as the "Fort Sutter" (1912-1959). The old Sacramento/San Joaquin passenger riverboat Fort Sutter, still in its wartime gray, is shown moored at Three Mile Slough in the Sacramento/San Joaquin...
Acorn and seed grinding tools are revealed in this 1955 photograph, taken at the California Indian Museum at 2618 K Street. A map, showing tribe locations throughout California is also on display.
Taken in 1955, this photograph shows a dugout canoe at the Sutter's Fort Indian Museum, located at 2618 K Street. Also visible is a plank house, made by the Yurok Indians.
A view of the California Junior Museum from the parking lot (circa 1955). A sign on the building indicates that the building contains a planetarium. Established in 1951, its address was 4500 Y Street.
This circa 1970 postcard provides a detailed view of some of the artisan wood work done in the entrance way to the Crocker Art Museum's ballroom. The carved and molded panneling throughout the ballroom area was done with both Maple and California...
This 1996 postcard shows an exhibit of Central Pacific Railroad engine number 1, the Governor Stanford, as it makes its way through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The 4-4-0 locomotive entered into service in 1863 and was a vital tool in constructing...
Highlighting a rich rail past, this circa 2000 postcard shows the Old Sacramento State Historic Park's various railroading features. Exhibits from the California State Railroad Museum, founded in 1976, and the tracks west of Front Street, are...
Shown at Second and O streets in 1900 is the Crocker Art Gallery. The venue was opened to the public in 1873, and then gifted to the city of Sacramento and California Museum Association in March 1885 -- an act, in the eyes of the Sacramento Daily...
Centered at the junction of the California Central rails and the Central Pacific Railway and named for the abundant wildflowers in the area, the town of Roseville formed a school district in 1869 but had no schoolhouse of its own until 1872. A...
Pictured on June 18, 1955, is the landmark sign at the Sacramento’s City Cemetery at 1000 Broadway. Attached to the facility’s main office, it states as follows: “City Cemetery; Capt. John A. Sutter donated the original ten acres to the...
