Taken in 1925, this photograph captures the first air mail flight from Sacramento's Mather Field. The photograph was also taken to promote a motion picture entitled "The Pony Express," partially filmed in the area. A stunt rider on horseback,...
Taken on December 30, 2003, this photograph shows a dedication board for a mural that covered what had been Leroy’s Jewelers at the southeast corner of Eighth and K Streets. A victim of fire three years earlier, the building was razed the same...
This digital image of a burned out Leroy’s Jewelers was taken on the evening of December 29, 2003. The building caught fire in May 2000, exacting over 150,000 dollars in damage and drawing a three alarm response of over 45 firefighters. Up to...
Pictured in 1946 are support facilities of Lester Motors Ford at 900 Thirteenth Street. The photograph was taken from 1300 I Street, where the business’s showroom was located. This location formed the culmination of Lester’s business...
This photograph of the Sacramento County Hospital's administrative building was taken on May 10, 1931. Beneath its brick shell, the was building was constructed with steel framing and reinforced concrete. Jutting from the left is one of six...
This photograph, as taken from the California State Capitol building dome and looking east, captures the back view of the Agricultural Pavilion, located at Fifteenth and N Streets. The building was built for a sum of 115,000 dollars in 1884,...
This photograph of Capitol Park and the northern wing of the California State Capitol building was taken on July 11, 1928. In the foreground is a mélange of temperate and tropical treetops. It was taken from a vantage point on the north side of...
Martha Washington Candy Store at 3130 J Street is shown here on May 4, 1934. The photograph was taken on the opening day of the new business which included free ice cream cones for visitors. The design of the store was meant to carry Sacramentans...
Taken on October 31, 1946, this photograph shows the entrance to the El Rancho Drive-In Theater on the Davis Highway, now 2000 West Capitol Avenue, in West Sacramento, California. The 13-acre, 600-car El Rancho was the first drive-in theater in...
This photograph of the Sacramento City Manager’s office at City Hall at 915 I Street was taken in 1950. The window looks westerly to several buildings, including – left to right – the Hotel Californian at 800 I Street, the Labor Temple at...
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...
Taken circa 1960, this view of K Street shows the Golden Eagle Hotel (627 K Street) and the Grand Rapids Furniture Company (631 K Street). The photograph was taken from Merchant Street, looking south.
This view of K Street looking East from Fourth, taken circa 1960 depicts an excavation of a full city block with the Hotel Coloma (508 K Street), Gallenkamp's Shoes (500 K Street), Breuner's (600 K Street), and Fred's Market (1105 Fifth Street) in...
Taken circa 1960, this photograph shows a construction site in front of a building which had been the Del Monte Hotel. Originally known as the Mechanics' Exchange from the 1850s until 1900, the establishment was taken over by Henry W. Wood and was...
Taken in circa 1935, this photograph captures a boxing match at the L Street Arena, located at 223 L Street. Officiating legend Fred Bottaro tends to the match while an unidentified bystander looks toward the camera. At the time this photograph...
A crowd is seen standing on the sidewalk and seated along the curb in this photo taken circa 1915. The photographers are posed to have their picture taken. The large box cameras are mounted on wood tripods and two of the photographers are perched...
An August 11, 1940, photograph of the American Legion Sacramento Post 61 Band taken at the American Legion Convention, with an adult and two child majorettes. This picture was taken at 718 I Street.
This photograph of the newly-completed American Trust Company building at 1011 Tenth Street was taken in 1938. The site had been the location of a nineteenth and early twentieth-century livery stable. By 1948, the structure had been expanded to...
This evening photograph of the American Trust Company’s 1011 Tenth Street branch was taken on March 3, 1951. The company established itself in Sacramento with a mere ten employees at the corner of Seventh and J Streets. By the time this...
