“Wheat farming dominated the life and economy of the Sacramento Valley from 1867 until 1893.” Acreage of wheat planted increase from 200,000 in 1866 to 400,000 in 1873, increasing to 1,000,000 in 1882. By 1865 the price paid for California...
A 1926 view of Sacramento City College at 3835 Freeport Boulevard from the bridle trails across the street at William Land Park. Two young women in riding pants and boots guide their horses down the trail that once encompassed the park.
A 1947 blueprint of the proposed Sacramento River Country Club on Natomas Boulevard, with a proposed golf course addition and boat canal to Fisherman's Lake. Blueprints also include a proposed polo field, riding club, and bridle path to Marysville...
A bareheaded cowboy in leather chaps hunkers down on a bucking horse in this photograph circa 1930 of a rodeo event. A crowd of men wearing cowboy hats and boots barely stay out of harm's way as they watch the action and encourage the rider.
A canny businessman and idealistic philanthropist, David Lubin and his brother-in-law Harris Weinstock made Weinstock-Lubin the Sacramento area’s best-known and most popular mercantile establishment for over a century. By the time of his death in...
A carriage, shrouded in feathers and flowers and pulled by two white horses, and coached by a parasol-toting woman is the focus of this May 1902 photograph. The shot was taken during the city’s Street Fair festivities.
A circa 1925 photo of an unidentified horseman on his mount dressed in riding costume on the track at the California State Fair in this portrait from Frederick Burkett Studios.
A cowboy rodeo rider strikes a dramatic pose as the camera catches him holding on to the rein with his left hand while holding his right arm aloft, the horses back hooves clearing the dust and dirt of the track they are on. Horsemen and spectators...
A man drives his carriage and pair, with one horse hitched one in front of the other. The setting is most likely the old State Fair grounds near Capitol Park and the occasion is probably a horse show.
A photograph of a cowboy riding a bull in a competition held at the California State Fair. Wearing number five, the unidentified contestant seems to be connected to the animal by his right hand only but gamely hangs on to his hat. A crowd of men in...
A photograph of a cowboy riding in the California Rodeo which took place between July 18-22, 1930. The shadows of the horses' front hooves as they plummet down punctuates the bottom of this action scene, the horseman clearing the saddle and hanging...
A photograph of a man riding a steer on the California State Fair racetrack during a rodeo event. The event rider wears a cap and street clothes indicating that he may be a challenger for a prize based on how long a contender could hang on to the...
A rider, identified as Mrs. Robinson, is shown upon an American Saddlebred horse in this circle 1930 photograph. Robinson showed and breeded American Saddlebreds in Woodland, California.
A woman identified as Mrs. Robinson is shown poised, in 1930, upon an American Saddlebred horse. Robinson raised and showed American Saddlebred horses in Woodland, California.
A woman, identified as noted horse trainer Barbara Worth, takes a horse through a jump. Worth appeared in silent films and maintained stables in the Del Paso area for many years.
As part of the May 1939 World's Fair Rodeo Parade, several riders, including some children, make their way east on K Street. Throngs of spectators, a few resting upon parked cars, crowd the parade route. Visible businesses include as follows: ...
