This circa 1960 photograph captures a section of the west side of Third Street, between K and L Streets. Visibile are the Sonora Barbershop and several taxi operations, including City Cab, Al's Taxi, and the Luxor Cab Company at 1104 through 1108...
This street view, captured in circa 1960, shows two hotels, the Golden Hotel at 1203 Third Street and the New Grand Hotel at 1207 Third Street with various ground floor businesses along Third Street, between L and M Streets. Visibile are the El...
Several Second Street storefronts, located between I and J Streets, are visibile in this circa 1960 photograph, including the Wagon tavern at 909 Second Street, the Swiss Rooms at 911 Second Street, the Railroad Cafe at 913 Second Street, and the...
Taken on February 4, 1926, this photograph shows a high rising Sacramento River. The waterfronts and shipping facilities for both Sacramento proper, on the right, and the village of Broderick, on the left, are also visibile. Also visible is the...
Looking east, this 1958 photograph provides a view of Country Club Centre. The spot offered a three gala opening for August 21, 22 and 23, 1952, which included free lucky hats and pony rides for children and free Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper. ...
This picture of the Tower Bridge was made on March 4, 1937. It was taken from the west side of the Sacramento River, in West Sacramento. The Crane Company, a plumbing supply business, and the tip of the Capitol building's dome are visibile in the...
An arcaded flank of Sacramento's Weinstock, Lubin and Company is the subject of this circa 1920 postcard. Several display cases are visibile between each pillar. Built in 1904, the building occupied the southeast corner of Fourth and K Streets.
The east end of Capitol Park is visibile from the State Capitol Building's dome in this 1912 postcard. The structure to the left foreground in the California State Insectary, also known as the "bug house." Its primary purpose was to study and...
The California State Capitol building is the subject of this circa 1900 postcard. In the foreground is the southeast corner Tenth and L Streets. Visibile are several statuettes and urns standing behind the building's balustrade. Some 30 of the...
Shown at the southwest corner of Seventh and K Streets is the Capital Hotel. In 1887, the 100-unit property underwent a 20,000 dollar rennovation that included marked expansion, giving the Capital a 100-foot frontage on K Street and 120-foot...
In this circa 1910 postcard, cyclist make their away from the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot at Second and G streets. In the background are the passenger depot's restaurant and kitchen facilities. Also visibile, Pacific Gas and Electric street...
In this circa 1910 postcard, cyclist make their away from the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot at Second and G streets. In the background are the passenger depot's restaurant and kitchen facilities. Also visibile, Pacific Gas and Electric street...
Shown in circa 1935 is an aerial view of the Sacramento City Water Filtration Plant. Built in 1924, it became the first water filtration complex west of the Rocky Mountains. Other landmarks are, at the far left of the photograph, the Pacific Gas...
Visibile from the south, and across L Street, is Sutter's Fort. The main gate, as shown in the center of the postcard, was replaced by a more historically accurate one in 1991. It consisted of two massive, 15-foot-high redwood doors, and was...
Sutter's Fort, as viewed from above from the southeast, is the subject of this postcard. Visibile are the twin steeples of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. L Street runs east to west in the lower, left-hand corner.
Sutter's Fort is the subject of this postcard, captured from the south side of L street, which runs in the foreground. Clealy visibile are two block houses or bastions. The one to the rear of the fort, and on the left side of the postcard,...
This circa 1980 postcard shows Capitol Mall as seen from the cupola of the California State Capitol building. To the far left of the frame is the 17-story California State Resources building, built in 1964 and located at 1416 Ninth Street. The...
This circa 1915 sepia hued postcard shows the Crocker Art Gallery at Second and O streets. To the far left is what used to be the Crocker home and what, in 1912, became part of the gallery, aptly referred to as "the annex." The annex operated...
Sacramento Room Postcard Collection
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