The California State Capitol building is shown here under construction, circa 1873. The photograph is taken from the Leland Stanford Home, located to the southwest of the Capitol at Eighth and N Streets. The State Printing Plant, erected in 1872,...
This circa 1939 view of K Street shows a throng of people lining the sidewalks as well as numerous people marching down the center of the street. There are striped flags hanging down from wires strung across the street.
This photograph of the Palace Hotel Building including Hunter's Drug Company (201 J Street), Copa De Oro Restaurant (925 Second Street), Zakar Shoe Repair (931 Second Street) was taken circa 1960. Pedestrians trod the sidewalks, two men look at a...
A Shriner marching band and drill team, led by a motorcycle and drum major approach Fourth and I Street in this 1940 photograph. A large number of observers stand along sidewalks. The Southern Pacific railroad station and the Collis P. Huntington...
A horse drawn carriage and procession make their way down Fourth Street in this circa 1960 photograph. Throngs of observers crowd sidewalks. The Southern Pacific railroad station and the Collis P. Huntington monument are prominent in the...
L Street circa 1865 is depicted with unpaved streets and wooden sidewalks. The shops are not easily identified although the words "Drugs," "Oils," "Paints," and, faintly, "Merchants Hotel" can be seen on a building on the right. To the left, a...
Men and women march up K Street carrying signs (one reads ""we want"") waving flags, and wearing armbands. Pedestrians on the sidewalks have stopped to watch. Businesses in view include: Arden's (700 K St.); Sontag Drug Store (714 K St.); Dr....
A bustling scene on K Street was captured in this 1913 photograph. A horse and wagon in the photograph’s foreground contrasts a slowly shifting paradigm toward the use of automobiles. Sidewalks are lined with pedestrians. In the background and...
This elevated view of K Street, looking east from its intersection with Eighth Street, was photographed on December 12, 1939. Well-layered pedestrians make their way along the sidewalks and vehicular traffic includes both buses and cars. Visible...
A busy corner of K Street and Eighth Street dated October 27, 1937. Pedestrians are walking along the sidewalks and crossing the street. Automobiles are traveling along the streets and are parked at the curb. Businesses seen include the Hotel...
A contingent of policemen cross Tenth Street followed by a marching band and a line of automobiles. Plaza Park is in the background with many spectators lining the sidewalks, some of them standing by bicycles.
Looking east on K Street about 1910, the transition from horse to gas is very evident. There are many vehicles in this scene; two electric street cars, horse-drawn carriages and wagons, and a number of automobiles. Pedestrians dot the sidewalks...
The Sacramento Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West is front and center, at Sixth and J Streets, in this September 9, 1895, photograph. Uniformed members march westward behind a banner that says “”NSGW – Sacramento Parlor.” ...
This photograph, capturing the operations of the Perkins Gravel Company, located at 1846 Thirty-Seventh Street, was taken on October 27, 1941. Ready-mixed concrete, crushed rock, road rock, sand and gravel formed the purview of the company, a...
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...
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...
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...
