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...
The staff of Reich and Lievre Women's Furnishings and their participation in the Days of '49 celebrations was captured in this May 1922 photograph. The store had just stepped into its new 808 K Street location in September of 1921. The six-floor...
The preparation room of the Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery is shown prominently in this 1935 photograph, taken from the corner of Thirty-First Street and Stockton Boulevard. As of March 1929, Sacramento’s four canneries were employing over...
This circa 1950 photograph shows the front of Star Furniture on 1511 Del Paso Boulevard in North Sacramento. Started in 1932 by Ralph Jennings, the store claimed to be ""California's largest furniture store north of Sacramento."" Jennings and...
Here is a front view of the Alhambra Hospital at 3014 M Street, on June 27, 1929. It was one of eleven hospitals serving Sacramento at the time. In an advertisement from the 1935 Sacramento City Directory, the hospital claimed "rates from $3 up"...
The Standard Furniture Company lines Eighth Street, between I and J Streets, in this circa 1940 photograph. Native New Yorker Edward Samoville founded the business in the 1939, eventually joining forces with the future owner of North...
Shown on August 28, 1932, is a fire that claimed River Lines company’s freighters Sacramento, Valetta, San Joaquin No. 2, San Joaquin No. 4, San Jose, Flora, Jacinto and Colusa, and barges Maryland and Alabama. An additional victim in the fire...
This August 28, 1932, photograph shows the fire-engulfed wood and iron remains of River Lines boats, moored along the west banks of the Sacramento River. Priming the conflagration were powerful winds, dry conditions which had lasted for weeks, and...
This August 28, 1932, photograph shows part of a fire that devastated portions of the River Lines docks and facilities which, in total, was estimated to claim over 500,000 dollars in damages. The fire also claimed a River Lines fleet of eight...
This 1931 photograph captures the six-story, 78-foot-high Nicolaus Building on the northwest corner of Eighth and K Streets. The building’s most high profile tenant was the Western Pacific Railroad’s passenger department, which moved into the...
Photographed on May 31, 1930, several male archers compete at William Land Park in the Western Archery Association’s first annual tournament. The Santa Barbara Archery Club claimed the men’s team title while Clinton Douglas of Los Angeles won...
On the evening of January 28, 1932, Fernando "Young Tommy" Opao accepts the California state bantam weight championship belt from ex-heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. Opao claimed a ten round sweep of previous state champion David "Newsboy Brown"...
This 2002 photograph reveals the atrium of the Embassy Suites Hotel at 100 Capitol Mall. The 242-room hotel was opened in April 2002 under the direction of owner John Kehriotis. Interior of the structure was adorned with 700,000 dollars in public...
Shown on this circa 1950 postcard is the Beauty Rest Motel, located at 5969 Stockton Boulevard. Set in the southern reaches of Sacramento County, the American Automobile Association-approved motor court claimed to provide a heated, insulated,...
This 1963 postcard shows West Sacramento's 21-unit Flamingo Motel at 920 West Capitol Avenue. In the 1968 Sacramento phonebook, the motel claimed to have "one of Sacramento's finest" heated swimming pools. It also boasted "courtesy coffee,...
This circa 1935 postcard shows James F. Wilson's Gem Auto Court, located on Auburn Boulevard, one-half mile north of North Sacramento. The business claimed to be "a better place to sleep," complete with air conditioning, tiled showers, locked...
This circa 1960 postcard shows the extravagant Caribbean Room at the Capitol Inn and Motel at 1130 West Capitol Avenue in West Sacramento. While most knew the motel for its replica appearance of the California State Capitol building, few likely...
Long view of orchards with the back of the card postmarked "Dixon" (Yolo County) and dated 1907. At this time the prune was the best-known and widely marketed of California's deciduous fruits, the gross yield per acre ranging from $75 to $200. A...
Raising turkeys in Northern California was a profitable venture during the first decade of the 20th Century. Butte, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo Counties claimed nearly 400,000 of the birds during that time with a total valuation of over 2,000,000...
According to an account in Mc Gowan’s “History of the Sacramento Valley;” hops was a specialty crop grown in rows. However this crop was found only in a few areas of the Sacramento Valley. Yuba County claimed the most extensive hop fields...
