In this 1926 photograph, one of William Land Park’s two duck ponds – originally part of primeval floodplain sloughs – rests amidst several recently planted trees. Between 1922 and 1927, more than 3,000 trees and 5,000 shrubs were planted in...
As early as 1927, and as evidenced in this photograph, Sacramento has long been the site of several urban forests. By February 1927, the Capital City contained more than 32,000 trees, half of which lived in residential sections of the central...
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...
Shrouded in greenery, from the corner of Tenth and J Streets, is Plaza Park. At the time of this 1905 photograph, the Plaza was adorned with several elms, orange trees, redwoods, and palms. The block underwent a 70,000 dollar facelift in 1966...
The dome and top levels of the California State Capitol Building rises above the palm trees lining N Street in this trimmed postcard published in the early part of the last century. Over that time the trees have grown and matured and the solitary...
This circa 2000 postcard shows a portion of Carmichael's Palm Drive. With the road's namesake obvious, Mary Deterding - who, with husband, Charles, bought 425 acres along the American River in 1907 - planted nearly 100 Canary Island date palms,...
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 photograph, taken in circa 1955, focuses on the front entrance of Sacramento Junior College's Main Classroom Building, at 3835 Freeport Boulevard. As viewed from the northwest, the frame shows an assortment of Colorado Spruce and Giant...
This photograph, taken in circa 1955, focuses on the front entrance of Sacramento Junior College's Main Classroom Building, at 3835 Freeport Boulevard. As viewed from the northwest, the frame shows an assortment of Colorado Spruce and Giant...
This circa 1918 photograph shows an infantile citrus orchard in the proximity of Carmichael, California. In the background sits a farmhouse. Beyond that, one can see undeveloped prairie, populated with native grasses and several oaks trees. As...
As seen from the westernmost section of Capitol Park, the California State Capitol looms above palm trees and other examples of the extensive variety of plants, bushes and trees that thrive on the grounds of Capitol Park in this circa 1960...
This carefully-composed picture postcard view looking west at the California State Capitol and Park was published some time before the First World War. The card features an uncommon balance in the palm trees on either side of the Capitol Building...
Rows of healthy palm trees flank the gentleman with a hat utilizing one of the walking paths on the California State Capitol grounds in this card postmarked 1906. "Britton and Rey, Lithographers, of San Francisco" are credited on the left-hand...
Shown in circa 1910 is a typical residential scene in downtown Sacramento. Notable are the raised porches of the many late-Victorian-style homes, as well as the deciduous trees, so crucial to parts of Sacramento developing into urban forests.
This circa 1920 postcard reveals a tree-shrouded stretch of H Street. Near this time, the deputy State Forester of California, Alexander Dodge, remarked, in the July 24, 1929, Sacramento Bee, at "how dependent Sacramento is upon her surrounding...
This circa 1910 postcard shows a portion of Capitol Park and its signature fan palms, contrasted with several deciduous trees that line the other side of the street. The postcard also recognizes the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Shown in circa 1990 is a grove of California Redwoods. The California natives, known as Sequoia sempervirens, stretch from Humboldt County down to Monterey County, and are regarded to be the tallest trees on earth. They enjoy protection as part...
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...
