This view of an Armistice Day parade in the 1930s was taken from a slightly elevated vantage point. It shows a youthful appearing marching band moving along I at Ninth Street. A very large crowd is assembled to view the parade near Plaza Park,...
Ruth Julia Slenczynska was born to Polish immigrants in Sacramento on January 15, 1925. Her father started giving her instruction in musical theory when she was three, and started her on piano when she was three-and-a-half. A year later, she was...
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...
This 1940 photograph shows a Shriners marching band and drill team marching southward, on a crowded Fourth Street. In the background are the Southern Pacific Railroad station and the Collis P. Huntington monument.
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...
Parade along J street commemorating Armistice Day, circa 1929. A marching band plays in front of rows of uniformed servicemen. Onlookers and businesses along J Street provide a backdrop for this scene. Businesses visible in the photo include...
This photograph labeled The Messiah, Sacramento Civic Singers, shows a large choral group posed with two pianists, four soloists and a female choir director on a stage.
A portrait of the California National Guard, 184th Infantry Band, taken November 11, 1933. The members of the band are in posed in uniform, with instruments.
Sacramento and Sutter's Fort celebrated its100th anniversary in 1939 with a "Golden Empire" Centennial. Many of the celebrants dressed (and posed) in pioneer costume. The ladies are on the balcony of the central building at the Fort while the...
This May 5, 1922 photograph shows the William Land School orchestra. The school's performance was part of a citywide celebration known as "Sacramento Music Week," which enlisted schools, churches and clubs, to play in both public (Southside Park)...
Pictured in 1949 are dedication ceremonies at the newly-established Sacramento State College, at 6000 J Street. In the background is a peach orchard, serving as a temporary parking lot. At various times, up to six separate locations were under...
An August 11, 1940, photograph of the American Legion Sacramento Post 61 Band taken at the American Legion Convention, with an adult and two child majorettes. This picture was taken at 718 I Street.
Shown before the California State Capitol building on November 12, 1934, is the 21-member drum and bugle corps, members, auxillary and the auzillary drill team of Sacramento Chapter Number Six of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. ...
Shown on Armistice Day, November 11, 1931, are the drum and bugle corps of Disabled American Veterans of the World War, Sacramento Post Number Six, and the DAV Women's Auxiliary, posing on the steps of the California State Capitol building. The...
Pictured on May 20, 1924, is the Sacramento Symthony, just prior to first concert. It was given at the Masonic Temple with Franz Dicks conducting. The orchestra is posed on the stage, instruments in hand with Dicks standing at the center.
