This circa 1980 postcard shows a prtion of the Charles C. Jensen Botanical Gardens, located at 8520 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Carmichael, California. The garden was founded in 1958, then becoming part of the Carmichael Recreation and Park District in...
San Juan Union High School is located at 7551 Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, California. Founded in 1913, it stands as Sacramento County’s second oldest high school behind that of Sacramento High School, established in 1856. The school’s...
This circa 1915 postcard shows Capitol Park, a 40-acre arboretum, famous for its 40,000 trees, shrubs and flowers. Among its attractions are its renowned gardens, including the rose and cactus gardens. A bronze statue of Fr. Junipero Serra stands...
Shown in circa 1970 is one of two large palms sitting within the rose garden at McKinley Park. As of the end of the twentieth century, it stood as one of 130 All-American Rose Selection display gardens. The 1.5 acre spot - it's specialties being...
This circa 1975 postcard shows a portion of the rose gardens at McKinley Park, located at corner of H and Alhambra streets. The garden's genesis came in 1906 when Mrs. J. Henry Miller suggested the establishment of flower beds. The effort was...
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 1942 photograph shows the William Land Park rose garden, located in the southwestern section of the park, near the zoo. At the time of the photograph, it contained over 90 different varieties of roses. The pool, visible in the distant center...
This aerial view of Sutter's Fort circa 1937 clearly shows the layout of the compound as well as the surrounding area. Neatly trimmed gardens surround the Fort, which is located on Twenty-Seventh and L Streets.
The nothwestern grounds of Sutter's Fort are captured in this April 1937 photograph. Along the western wall and written in well-trimmed planted beds are the words "Sutter Fort." Sutter's Fort is located at Twenty-Seventh and L Streets.
From the vantage point of China Hill, this circa 1900 photograph shows the western portion of Folsom Prison. In the foreground is a tiered vegetable garden, a portion of the 15-acres allotted for such. Also visible to the left are the prison...
This circa 1935 postcard shows a newish post office at the intersection of Ninth and I streets. The structure was opened in 1933. Framing the view are two elm trees, resting at the northwest corner of Plaza Park.
This circa 1937 postcard shows Sacramento's U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, as seen between two elms and from Plaza Park at Ninth and I Streets. The Post Office was built in 1933 and the park, bordered by I and J Streets and Ninth and Tenth...
This circa 1980 postcard shows the Westminster Presbyterian Church, as seen from Capitol Park, and standing watch over N Street. Prominent is the Byzantine-style structure's 137-foot-high tower and 87-foot-high dome. The church, built in 1926/27,...
Shown in circa 1945 is the North Sacramento viaduct. Built in 1942, the 847,000 dollar project enabled motorists to avoid seasonal flooding and traverse the lowlands north of the American River, and surrounding Sacramento Northern and Western...
Shown in 1910 is the roof garden of the four-story Elk's Lodge number 328, located at 824 J Street. The cornerstone had been layed just five years earlier in September 1905 in front of 400 excited members and their families. Visible is the low...
This postcard captures an evening setting around the facade of the California State Capitol building. In the foreground is the landmark fountain that sits between Capitol Extension Building Number One and the Library and Courts Building.
The grounds of Capitol Park over a century ago are captured in this verdant image featuring lush lawns and a wide variety of trees, plants and shrubs. A broad walkway cuts through the park while the Capitol Building, usually a dominant part of any...
This carefully-composed picture postcard view looking west at the California State Capitol and Park was published some time before the First World War. The card features an uncommon balance in the palm trees on either side of the Capitol Building...
This 1910 postcard shows a youngish Capitol Park, with the California State Capitol building, shown to the west. Beautification of park grounds was started in 1869, the original planting consisting of 200 different kinds of rare plant life from...
