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 1910 photograph captures a still-under-construction I Street Bridge, as taken from the Yolo County side of the Sacramento River. Notice the concrete piers in pristine condition, and old wooden span, yet to be dismantled. The new bridge was...
This 1907 postcard shows the southwest entrance to the California State Capitol Building's grounds. The granite piers, to either side of the entrance, were installed in 1881 and were harvested from a quary at Folsom Prison.
This circa 1900 postcard shows the corner of Tenth and L streets. The granite piers at either side of the entrance were put into place in 1881 to a crowd of 100 onlookers who cheered when installation was complete. Each pier weighed roughly 15...
Shown in circa 1945 is the southernmost portico of the California State Capitol building. The twin piers on either side of the streetside gate are made of Folsom Prison granite and were installed in 1881 by architect W.H. Hamilton. They were...
This 1907 postcard shows the southwest entrance to the California State Capitol Building's grounds. The piers, each weighing some 15 tons, were put into place in 1881 by hydraulic power. Their presentation, and the remaining granite fencing on...
Shown in circa 1990 is the tour boat "River City Queen," a somewhat common sight along the Sacramento River through the 1980s and 90s, operating from piers at the foor of L Street and at the Riverbank Marina. Made to resemble a traditional...
This 1915 postcard shows the Northern Electric Railroad's bridge, spanning the Sacramento River at M Street. Built of steel in 1911, and supported by five piers that penetrated as much as 60 feet below the river bed, the structure boasted a single...
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...
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...
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