Aerial view of the state capitol
J257821 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 108. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, ... More
Cienfugo Building, 1119 Second Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, ...
Survey number: HABS CA-1256 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sacramento, Historic View, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Survey number: HABS CA-1705 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California. Five ch...
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Textile "Chinadom" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento...
Artist: Holley Junker, 1999. Dimensions: 51 3/4 x 75 inches. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer... More
Sculpture "Gold Rush" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacrame...
Artist: Tom Otterness, 1999. Bronze, variable dimensions. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More
Oil painting "China Pattern" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, ...
Artist: Deborah Oropallo, 1999. Dimensions: 9 feet x 76 inches. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photograp... More
Sculpture "Gold Rush" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacrame...
Artist: Tom Otterness, 1999. Bronze, variable dimensions. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More
Untitled poetry at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, C...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Poet: Rita Dove, 1999; etched marble, 12 pieces, each measuring 3 x 2 feet in diameter. Title information, date, and subject note p... More
House in Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of California ...
Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley, the city was cited by Time magazine as America's most ethnically and ra... More
A whimsical children's playset at the nonprofit Fairtale Town theme pa...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Old Sacramento is a 28-acre National Historic Landmark District and St...
Old Sacramento features original and re-created buildings and other exhibits from the time of the California Gold Rush and the Transcontinental Railroad in the mid-19th Century, restaurants, and theaters. Title... More
Fire Ball ride at the 2012 California State Fair held in Sacramento, C...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an amusement park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The Delta King paddlewheel sternwheel steamboat and other riverboats, ...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Monorail at the 2012 California State Fair held in Sacramento, Califor...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Twenty-nine California counties participated in the eighteen-day fair in 2012. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Ca... More
Close-up of Rosie the Riveter mural on an abandoned building in Sacram...
Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley, the city was cited by Time magazine as America's most ethnically and ra... More
View of Sacramento California's Old City Cemetery
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Established in 1849 with an initial donation of 10 acres by John Sutter, the famous local entrepreneur on whose land, up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, o... More
Horse riding at the 2012 California State Fair held in Sacramento, Cal...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Twenty-nine California counties participated in the eighteen-day fair in 2012. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Ca... More
Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More
Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More
Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More
Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Car Machine Shop, 111 I Street, Sa...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Car Machine Shop, 111 I Street, Sa...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Car Machine Shop, 111 I Street, Sa...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramen...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramen...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
W.I. Elliott Building, 1530 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, C...
Significance: The W.I. Elliott Building is significant through its architecture as a largely intact automobile showroom, and through its association with the growth of the automobile in the United States. Both... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Planing Mill, 111 I Street, Sacram...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Planing Mill, 111 I Street, Sacram...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Coolot Building, 812 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, primarily based upon the surface of the facade faced with tiles created by master Arts & Crafts terra cotta tile maker, Ernest B... More
Coolot Building, 812 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, primarily based upon the surface of the facade faced with tiles created by master Arts & Crafts terra cotta tile maker, Ernest B... More
Coolot Building, 812 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, primarily based upon the surface of the facade faced with tiles created by master Arts & Crafts terra cotta tile maker, Ernest B... More
Rivett-Fuller Building, 128 K Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, C...
Significance: Building later occupied by Whittier & Fuller until 1879. Survey number: HABS CA-1250 Building/structure dates: 1852 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Subsequent Work Buil... More
Big Four Building, 220-226 K Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: Originally three separate buildings erected in 1851-1852. The lower floor was occupied by merchants, three of whom later were associated with the founding of the first transcontinental railway li... More
Strub Building, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The building maintains integrity of setting within actively used State government buildings in the area. It contributes historically to the government district surrounding the Capitol. The Strub b... More
Albert Gallatin House, 1527 H Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, C...
Significance: Although its use as a Governor's Mansion dates only from 1903, this house has been a consistent pivotal center of 20th century political events in California, as well as the focus of important soc... More
![Memorial of J. M. Hutchings and J. C. Lamon settlers in Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California. To the Senate and House of representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled. [Dec. 1867].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvbWVtb3JpYWwtb2Ytai1tLWh1dGNoaW5ncy1hbmQtai1jLWxhbW9uLXNldHRsZXJzLWluLXlvc2VtaXRlLXZhbGxleS1tYXJpcG9zYS01NzY3Y2MtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/55/webp "Memorial of J. M. Hutchings and J. C. Lamon settlers in Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California. To the Senate and House of representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled. [Dec. 1867].")
Memorial of J. M. Hutchings and J. C. Lamon settlers in Yosemite Valle...
Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 2, Folder 9.
Sutter's Fort, L & Twenty-Seventh Streets, Sacramento, Sacramento Coun...
Survey number: HABS CA-1294 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000221
Sutter's Fort, L & Twenty-Seventh Streets, Sacramento, Sacramento Coun...
Survey number: HABS CA-1294 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000221
Sacramento, General View, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Survey number: HABS CA-1671 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pioneer Telegraph Building, 1015 Second Street, Sacramento, Sacramento...
Significance: Occupied by Wolferberger Variety store until 1856, then the Verandah Saloon; in 1863 it was occupied by the California State Telegraph Co., incorporated with Western Union Telegraph Co. in 1869 an... More
Diana Saloon, 205 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The one-story building was erected in 1852 by D.A. Whipley on the site of the "Stinking Tent," the first gambling hall which had been established in 1849. Built at a lower level, the structure wa... More
Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...
Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More
Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...
Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More
Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...
Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More
Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...
Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More
Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...
Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More
Studio Theater, 1227 K Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The Studio Theater, completed in 1946, is significant as a post World War II addition to the Moderne-styled amusement facilities that sprang up in 1930s-1940s downtown Sacramento. The building is... More
Studio Theater, 1227 K Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The Studio Theater, completed in 1946, is significant as a post World War II addition to the Moderne-styled amusement facilities that sprang up in 1930s-1940s downtown Sacramento. The building is... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Blacksmith Shop, 111 I Street, Sac...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Brannon Building, 106-110 J & Front Streets, Sacramento, Sacramento Co...
Significance: Sam Brannan was a Mormon merchant who was instrumental in the development of "Sacramento City," as Sacramento was first called. Survey number: HABS CA-181 Building/structure dates: 1853 Initial ... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Boiler Shop, 111 I Street, Sacrame...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
California State Library & Courts Building, 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramen...
Significance: One of a symmetrical pair of monumental buildings designed in the Beaux Arts tradition to serve as an extension of the State Capitol and help prevent key State department functions from leaving Sa... More
California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, ...
Significance: One of a symmetrical pair of monumental buildings designed in the Beaux Arts tradition to serve as an extension of the State Capitol and help prevent key State department functions from leaving Sa... More
California State Office Building No. 1, 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, ...
Significance: One of a symmetrical pair of monumental buildings designed in the Beaux Arts tradition to serve as an extension of the State Capitol and help prevent key State department functions from leaving Sa... More
Hudson-Cippa-Wolf Ranch, Main House, Sorento Road, Sacramento, Sacrame...
Survey number: HABS CA-2656-A Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pioneer Hall & Bakery, 120-124 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County...
Significance: When built, operated as a bakery on ground floor, meeting hall on upper floor. Survey number: HABS CA-198 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1965 Demolished
Lincoln School, 418 P Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a school auditorium, college, education, building interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lincoln School, 418 P Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Car Shop No. 3, 111 I Street, Sacr...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Apollo Building, 228-230 K Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The building, originally constructed as two twenty-foot wide units, was built in 1852 for Prescilla Carswell. The corner unit, adjacent to Third Street, was built at an estimated cost of $14,000 ... More
Sacramento Engine Company No. 3, 1112 Second Street, Sacramento, Sacra...
Significance: The existing structure remains the oldest Fire House in California, dating from 1853. When restored in 1959 for occupancy and use as a restaurant and bar, every effort was made to preserve as muc... More
Heywood Building, 1001-1009 Second Street, Sacramento, Sacramento Coun...
Significance: Typical mid 1800s brick commercial structure for Old Sacramento. Survey number: HABS CA-1258 Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Paint Shop, 111 I Street, Sacramen...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Hudson-Cippa-Wolf Ranch, Sorento Road, Sacramento, Sacramento County, ...
Significance: The Hudson-Cippa-Wolf Ranch was one of the last surviving examples of a 19th-century agricultural complex in Sacramento County, reflecting both the establishment of permanent ranches in the 1860s ... More
Leland Stanford House, 800 N Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Sacramento River Bridge, Spanning Sacramento River at California State...
Significance: The Sacramento River Bridge, also known as the Tower Bridge, and as the M Street Bridge, when built, was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and l... More
Sacramento River Bridge, Spanning Sacramento River at California State...
Significance: The Sacramento River Bridge, also known as the Tower Bridge, and as the M Street Bridge, when built, was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and l... More
Sacramento River Bridge, Spanning Sacramento River at California State...
Significance: The Sacramento River Bridge, also known as the Tower Bridge, and as the M Street Bridge, when built, was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and l... More
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Railroad Terminal Post Office & Expre...
Public domain photograph of a spacecraft, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Erecting Shop, 111 I Street, Sacra...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, Erecting Shop, 111 I Street, Sacra...
Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More
Sacramento Junior College, Library, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacrament...
Significance: This facility, constructed between 1936 and 1937, was the first building of the multi-component Sacramento Junior College Annex, a Public Works Administration project. The library was built as cl... More
Sacramento Junior College, Library, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacrament...
Significance: This facility, constructed between 1936 and 1937, was the first building of the multi-component Sacramento Junior College Annex, a Public Works Administration project. The library was built as cl... More
Sacramento Junior College, Library, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacrament...
Significance: This facility, constructed between 1936 and 1937, was the first building of the multi-component Sacramento Junior College Annex, a Public Works Administration project. The library was built as cl... More
Sacramento Junior College, Library, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacrament...
Significance: This facility, constructed between 1936 and 1937, was the first building of the multi-component Sacramento Junior College Annex, a Public Works Administration project. The library was built as cl... More
Sacramento Junior College, Library, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacrament...
Significance: This facility, constructed between 1936 and 1937, was the first building of the multi-component Sacramento Junior College Annex, a Public Works Administration project. The library was built as cl... More
Sacramento Junior College, Library, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacrament...
Significance: This facility, constructed between 1936 and 1937, was the first building of the multi-component Sacramento Junior College Annex, a Public Works Administration project. The library was built as cl... More
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Children of destitute family. American River camp, near Sacramento, Ca...
Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sculpture "Gold Rush" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacrame...
Artist: Tom Otterness, 1999. Bronze, variable dimensions. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More
Sculpture "The Decisions" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sac...
Artist: Larry Kirkland, 1999; Gilded aluminum and dichoric glass measuring 45 feet x 30 feet x 10 inches. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, ... More
Sculpture "The Decisions" and untitled poetry by Rita Dove, at the Rob...
Artist: Larry Kirkland, 1999; Gilded aluminum and dichoric glass measuring 45 feet x 30 feet x 10 inches. Poetry, 1999: etched marble, 12 pieces, each measuring 3 x 2 feet in diameter. Photographed as part of a... More
Sculpture "Gold Rush" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacrame...
Artist: Tom Otterness, 1999. Bronze, variable dimensions. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More
Sculpture "The Agreement" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sac...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sculpture "The Decisions" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sac...
Public domain photograph of statue, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sutter's Fort is a State Historical Park in California's capital city ...
Sutter's Fort was constructed about 1840 at the behest of John Sutter, a Swiss immigrant who had received a land grant in the Sacramento Valley from the Mexican government. Sutter is best known for the discover... More
Tower Theatre, a Sacramento landmark, built in 1938, that is famous fo...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Visitors sometimes associate the glowing tower with Tower Records, a nationwide retail giant founded in Sacramento. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
A whimsical children's playset at the nonprofit Fairtale Town theme pa...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Ferris Wheel at the 2012 California State Fair held in Sacramento, Cal...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Twenty-nine California counties participated in the eighteen-day fair in 2012. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Ca... More
The California Veterans Memorial, on the state capitol grounds in Sacr...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The memorial honors California soldiers who gave their lives in the Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the ... More
Ferris Wheel at the California State Fair in Scaramento, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
The "Mineral Wealth" statue outside the Jesse Marvin Unruh Building, n...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
The Delta King paddlewheel sternwheel steamboat anchored beneath the O...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
The Tower Bridge is a vertical lift bridge across the Sacramento River...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Monorail and rides at dusk at the 2012 California State Fair held in S...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Twenty-nine California counties participated in the eighteen-day fair in 2012. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Ca... More
Sacramento Southern train in Old Sacramento, a 28-acre National Histor...
Old Sacramento features original and re-created buildings and other exhibits from the time of the California Gold Rush and the Transcontinental Railroad in the mid-19th Century, restaurants, and theaters. Title... More
Swing ride at the 2012 California State Fair held in Sacramento, Calif...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Twenty-nine California counties participated in the eighteen-day fair in 2012. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Ca... More
The Pony Express statue is made by sculptor Thomas Holland in Old Sacr...
Old Sacramento features original and re-created buildings and other exhibits from the time of the California Gold Rush and the Transcontinental Railroad in the mid-19th Century, restaurants, and theaters. Title... More