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...
Here is a 1925 front view of the Bank of Courtland which opened on May 3, 1919, under the leadership of W.C. Clarke. The bank started off with 25,000 dollars in capital, but ceased operations during the Great Depression. The facade of the Greek...
Pictured in 1930 is Christian Brothers’ School at Twenty-First and Y Streets. The ornate Mission Revival-style building was built in 1924 by the Sacramento contracting firm of W.C. Keating. Notable alumni include Superior Court judges Peter J....
The Elwood Hotel (527 K Street), Sacramento Loan & Jewelry Company (formerly Big Ben Loan Office, 531 K Street), Coffee Shop (527 K Street), Keystone Cafe (1014 Sixth Street), Cliff House Cafe Tavern (1016 Sixth Street), and W.C. Lum Laundry (1020...
In this circa 1960 photo several storefronts are visible. S & G Doughnuts (527 K Street), Elwood Hotel (527 K Street), Sacramento Loan and Jewelry Company (531 K Street), W.C. Lum Laundry (1020 Sixth Street), and Harry's Men's Clothing (1022 Sixth...
Shown in circa 1951 is an aerial view of Sacramento, as seen from the southeast. Most prominent is the California State Capitol and Capitol Park. Also visible is the contrast between the city's strong government dimension and a century old...
This circa 1930 postcard shows, as viewed from the southwest, the California State Capitol building. Also visible is a mixture of deciduous and semi-tropical flora. To the far left of the frame is the steeple of the Cathedral of the Blessed...
This linen-finished color postcard of the Senator Hotel (or Hotel Senator, as it was originally know as) bears a date of 1938. A statement on the back of the card reads, "The Senator Hotel is one of Sacramento's leading hostelries. The Capitol City...
This colorful postcard shows William Land Park's Duck Lake, teeming with lily pads. Beyond it, and to the southwest, are Land Park Drive and the William Land Park Community Clubhouse.
Shown in circa 1950, at Twelfth and N streets are, in the center of the frame, the California State Department of Public Works building and, beyond that, the Department of Motor Vehicles building. Public Works and Motor Vehicles structures were...
Shown in circa 1945 is the Press-Radio Building. Built in 1941, it was designed by Alfred Eichler. The conceptual mind behind several state structures, Eichler joined the Division of Architecture of the Department of Public Works in 1925,...
This 1961 postcard shows the south side of K Street, between Eleventh and Tenth streets. A Woolworth's -- built in 1957 -- occupies the corner where the Hotel Sacramento stood for decades next to its companion, the Hotel Land -- built in 1910 --...
Shown in circa 1950 is K Street, looking west between the intersections of Eleventh and Tenth Streets. Prominent is, in the middle of the frame, the Hotel Sacramento, which was built in 1910. Also notable are the marquees of Gerbitus and Sons...
