Founded in 1876 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools at the southwest corner of Twelfth and K Streets, Christian Brothers School has held subsequent locations at Twenty-First and Broadway, and 4315 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. After a...
This circa 1905 postcard shows the rear of the California State Capitol building and the westernmost edge of Capitol Park. From end to end, the length of the Roman Corinthian-style building was 282 feet while its height, from Tenth and M streets,...
Shown in September 1905 is the rear of the California State Capitol building. In the foreground are several of the infant flora of Capitol Park's west end. In the latter nineteenth century, the park was enriched with silt and soils from the bed...
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...
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...
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...
Pictured in 1930 is a young woman driving a carriage, pulled by two Hackney stallions. The driver is wearing a cloche hat. In the rear of the carriage is a coachman wearing a top hat.
Taken from Thirty-Ninth Street while looking north, this September 3, 1931, photograph shows the rear of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 3860 J Street. The church’s rectory sits in the foreground. To the right of the rectory are the...
Taken from Thirty-Ninth Street while looking north, this February 29, 1932, photograph shows the rear of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 3860 J Street. The church’s rectory sits in the foreground. To the right of the rectory are the...
The interior of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Thirteenth and N Streets is captured in this June 16, 1928, photograph. Visible is one of the two rose windows, one facing east and one facing west, each with a diameter of 20 feet. The pews...
Pictured on October 29, 1949, are the seats and projection facilities of the auditorium at the Crest Theater, located at 1013 K Street. The theater’s 1,200 seats are arranged in a stadium plan, divided into six sections. Gold leaf sconces both...
The California Fruit Building provides the vantage point for this circa 1940 photograph. Beyond the rear of the Travelers Hotel, the distance reveals, from left to right, the Elks Building, the California Western State Life Insurance Building, and...
Shown here in circa 1959 is the rear section of the single-screen Village Theater at 2925 Fulton Avenue. California architect Gastono “Gale” Santocono designed the Village, one of fifteen movie theaters that he worked on in California,...
Photo taken circa 1960 of the Morris Hotel building which included the Morris Hotel and the Arch Cafe, a cafe and tavern. They were located at 1007-1015 Fourth Street. This photo was taken from the rear, looking north toward the Traveler Hotel...
A circa 1960 photograph of 1111 Fifth Street, with rooms for rent at the rear of the Singleton Building on the southeast corner of Fifth and K Streets. The Hotel Coloma is visible in the background.
This class picture shows students posed on the entrance stairs at Marshall Elementary School (2700 G Street). In the rear a student holds the American flag. It was probably taken about 1936.
This class picture shows students posed on the entrance stairs at Marshall Elementary School (2700 G Street). In the rear a student holds the American flag. It was probably taken about 1936.
