This circa 1900 postcard shows a maturing fan palm in the front yard of a Sacramento residence. By the 1880s, the fan palm was gaining popularity in the Capital City. The California fan palm - known for its hardiness - was a particular favorite,...
The California State Capitol building and grounds are visible from the southeast in this 1928 photograph. The lone palm in the center of the shot is a young California fan palm.
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 circa 1915 postcard shows the northern portico of the California State Capitol building. In the foreground is a melange of flora, including, left to right, white oleander, California redwood, Italian cypress, and the California fan palm.
Rows of healthy palm trees flank the gentleman with a hat utilizing one of the walking paths on the California State Capitol grounds in this card postmarked 1906. "Britton and Rey, Lithographers, of San Francisco" are credited on the left-hand...
Shown in 1920 is McKinley Park's Palm Drive which cut into McKinley Park at a forty-frive degree angle at the park's southwest corner at Thirty-First and H streets. When the Clunie Clubhouse and Memorial Pool were constructed in 1936, the roadway...
Shown in circa 1914 is a California fan palm, scientifically known as Washingtonia filifora. Late nineteenth-century Sacramento saw a rapid grow of the tree, which was well suited to the local climate and soil. In the background is a period home.
This circa 2000 postcard shows a portion of Carmichael's Palm Drive. With the road's namesake obvious, Mary Deterding - who, with husband, Charles, bought 425 acres along the American River in 1907 - planted nearly 100 Canary Island date palms,...
The California State Capitol building's west facade is visible from Ninth and Capitol in 1907. The row of palm trees flanking the fountain have grown to impressive heights in the century, since this photograph was taken in 1907.
This January 30, 1922, photograph shows the snow-layered grounds of Capitol Park. Not only did January 1922 prove to be Sacramento’s coldest month in 44 years, averaging 40 degrees, Fahrenheit, it was also the bringer of snow. Measurements of...
This March 5, 1931, photograph of the west side of the dome of the California State Capitol building was taken from the grounds of the Capitol Extension buildings at Tenth Street and Capitol Avenue. Several period cars are parked on Tenth Street...
This northerly look up Tenth Street from N Street was taken in April 20, 1947. Visible in the foreground is the State Library and Courts Building while, in the distance, and screened by palm trees, is the pediment of State Office Building Number...
The north side of K Street, between Second and Third Streets, is the focus of this 1960 photograph. Left to right are the 223 Club at 223 K Street, the Palm Loan Office at 225 K Street, and the Diamond Café at 227 K Street.
Western Hotel (215 K Street), 223 Club (tavern) (223 K Street), Palm Loan Office (pawnbrokers) (225 K Street), Diamond Cafe (227 K Street), and the U.S. Loan Office (229 K Street) are shown in this circa 1960 photo.
This 1960 view of K Street between Second and Third shows several store fronts including the Palm Loan Office (225 K Street), Diamond Cafe (227 K Street), U.S. Loan Office (229 K Street), and Club Cafe, a tavern (231 K Street). Automobiles are...
Single story structures house the Orangevale Department Store and Galen Jackson Appliances in 1950's Orangevale. A large residential structure lies between the appliance store and a Hancock gas station to the right. Barely visible is the sign for...
This photograph, taken during the 1930s, reveals the eastern side of the California State Capitol building. A youngish and lone California fan palm stands in the center of the photograph.
Captured in circa 1975 is this later afternoon scene at the Southgate Shopping Center at Florin Road and Franklin Boulevard. A period neon-style sign stands prominently in the center of the frame while three palm trees stand to the left, before a...
Framed between an arcade of Capitol Park palm trees is the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 1300 N Street. Central to the postcard is the church's signature Byzantine-style dome.
