Town of Locke, Commercial Building, 13952 Main Street, Locke, Sacramen...
Significance: This is one of the group of buildings that forms the Main Street and River Road street facades, separated by narrow alleyways and displaying a second floor balcony on the Main Street facade. Surv... 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
Aschenauer Building, 1022 Third Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County,...
Significance: Built in 1850, the two-story Aschenauer Building is probably the oldest existing building in this area of Sacramento. Constructed at a lower level, the entire structure was elevated when the stre... More
Salt Lake from Monument Point. 669 miles from Sacramento
No. 352. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, Utah. Scenes near the Great Salt Lake.
Nunes Dairy, Clay Tile Silo, 9854 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove, Sacramen...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Adams & Company Building, 1014 Second Street, Sacramento, Sacramento C...
Significance: The Adams & Co. Building, Express and Banking House, built in 1853, was the center of a compact group of fire-proof brick structures in Sacramento, California's old "West End." This was Sacrament... More
Adams & Company Building, 1014 Second Street, Sacramento, Sacramento C...
Significance: The Adams & Co. Building, Express and Banking House, built in 1853, was the center of a compact group of fire-proof brick structures in Sacramento, California's old "West End." This was Sacrament... More
Freddie Kafer, a very immature little newsie selling Saturday Evening ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
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 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 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 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
Tangent below Pino, 22 miles from Sacramento
View of tangent below Pino, 22 miles from Sacramento, California, during the Central Pacific Railroad construction. No. 141. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California.
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 - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hudson-Cippa-Wolf Ranch, Main House, Sorento Road, Sacramento, Sacrame...
Survey number: HABS CA-2656-A Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lincoln School, 418 P Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lincoln School, 418 P Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Town of Locke, Warehouse, 13923 Main Street, Locke, Sacramento County,...
Significance: This wooden structure, built 1915, is the only building in the Main Street row with a curved false front. It was constructed to house a movie theater, and presently serves as a warehouse. Survey... More
Natomas Ditch System, Blue Ravine Segment, Juncture of Blue Ravine & G...
Significance: The Natomas Ditch System's significance comes from its role in the history and development of mining and agricultural endeavors in the Folsom area. The system was determined eligible for inclusio... More
Natomas Ditch System, Blue Ravine Segment, Juncture of Blue Ravine & G...
Significance: The Natomas Ditch System's significance comes from its role in the history and development of mining and agricultural endeavors in the Folsom area. The system was determined eligible for inclusio... More
Natomas Ditch System, Blue Ravine Segment, Juncture of Blue Ravine & G...
Significance: The Natomas Ditch System's significance comes from its role in the history and development of mining and agricultural endeavors in the Folsom area. The system was determined eligible for inclusio... More
Town of Locke, House, 13919 Main Street, Locke, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The one-story wooden structure has always been a residence. At one time it was divided into six apartments. Survey number: HABS CA-2071-O Building/structure dates: after 1910 Initial Constructi... More
Town of Locke, Locke, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: It is a town of frame structures built by Chinese immigrants carpenters and Caucasian carpenters between 1912 and 1922. The Chinese came to America in the 1850s during the Gold Rush and in the 186... More
Town of Locke, Locke, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: It is a town of frame structures built by Chinese immigrants carpenters and Caucasian carpenters between 1912 and 1922. The Chinese came to America in the 1850s during the Gold Rush and in the 186... More
Town of Locke, Locke, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: It is a town of frame structures built by Chinese immigrants carpenters and Caucasian carpenters between 1912 and 1922. The Chinese came to America in the 1850s during the Gold Rush and in the 186... More
Battle of Sacramento, Feb. 28th 1847: terrific charge of the Mexican l...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0479.
Town of Locke, Dai Loy Gambling Museum, 13951 Main Street, Locke, Sacr...
Significance: This is one of a group of buildings that forms a Main Street facade, each separated by a narrow alleyway and typical of such structures with similar facades. It was built in 1916 and operated as ... More
Nunes Dairy, 9854 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The Johnston Ranch is a group of farm ranch buildings, residences and ancillary structures encompassing approximately five acres. There are 18 buildings within the ranch complex, two of which are... More
Town of Locke, Commercial-Residential Structure, 13935 Main Street, Lo...
Significance: This wooden structure, which once housed a fish market on the first floor and residence on the second, is similar to the buildings along Main Street with their second floor balconies and gable roo... More
Town of Locke, Joe Shoong Chinese School, 13920 Main Street, Locke, Sa...
Significance: This one-story, wooden frame structure was built in 1915 as the National Park Hall. It later served as a Chinese school, and today is often used for public meetings. Survey number: HABS CA-2071-... More
Town of Locke, Joe Shoong Chinese School, 13920 Main Street, Locke, Sa...
Significance: This one-story, wooden frame structure was built in 1915 as the National Park Hall. It later served as a Chinese school, and today is often used for public meetings. Survey number: HABS CA-2071-... More
Drew-Sherwood Farm, House, 7927 Elk Grove Boulevard, Elk Grove, Sacram...
Significance: The Drew-Sherwood House appears to be one of the best-preserved early farm houses, not just in the Elk Grove area, but rather in southern Sacramento County a rare surviving example of an early f... More
Drew-Sherwood Farm, House, 7927 Elk Grove Boulevard, Elk Grove, Sacram...
Significance: The Drew-Sherwood House appears to be one of the best-preserved early farm houses, not just in the Elk Grove area, but rather in southern Sacramento County a rare surviving example of an early f... More
Keefe-McDerby Mine Ditch, East of East Bidwell Street between Clarksvi...
The original survey used the address "East of East Bidwell Street between Clarksville Road and Highway 50." At the time of the addendum, the address was changed to "Between Clarksville Road and White Rock Road,... More
Keefe-McDerby Mine Ditch, East of East Bidwell Street between Clarksvi...
The original survey used the address "East of East Bidwell Street between Clarksville Road and Highway 50." At the time of the addendum, the address was changed to "Between Clarksville Road and White Rock Road,... More
Keefe-McDerby Mine Ditch, East of East Bidwell Street between Clarksvi...
The original survey used the address "East of East Bidwell Street between Clarksville Road and Highway 50." At the time of the addendum, the address was changed to "Between Clarksville Road and White Rock Road,... 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
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
Guiseppe Murer House, 1121 Folsom Boulevard, Folsom, Sacramento County...
Significance: This structure, constructed between 1925 and 1927, was designed and built by Giuseppe Murer for his personal residence. Murer was an Italian immigrant who designed and constructed many buildings ... More
Guiseppe Murer House, 1121 Folsom Boulevard, Folsom, Sacramento County...
Significance: This structure, constructed between 1925 and 1927, was designed and built by Giuseppe Murer for his personal residence. Murer was an Italian immigrant who designed and constructed many buildings ... More
Guiseppe Murer House, 1121 Folsom Boulevard, Folsom, Sacramento County...
Significance: This structure, constructed between 1925 and 1927, was designed and built by Giuseppe Murer for his personal residence. Murer was an Italian immigrant who designed and constructed many buildings ... More
Guiseppe Murer House, 1121 Folsom Boulevard, Folsom, Sacramento County...
Significance: This structure, constructed between 1925 and 1927, was designed and built by Giuseppe Murer for his personal residence. Murer was an Italian immigrant who designed and constructed many buildings ... More
Old U. S. Post Office, K & Seventh Streets, Sacramento, Sacramento Cou...
Significance: The Old Post Office of 1894 at the corner of 7th and K Streets is an important example of Romanesque Revival architecture in Sacramento. This building with its massive arched entrance and tall re... More
B. F. Hastings Bank Building, 128-132 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento...
Significance: The B.F. Hastings Bank Building, erected in 1853, was a part of the historic business center of Sacramento after the fire of November 2, 1852. It replaced the W. Merritt Building, a two-story bri... More
Democratic State Journal Building, Second & K Streets, Sacramento, Sac...
Significance: Built by Boyd & Davis for $11,000 for office of Democratic State Journal. Survey number: HABS CA-1251 Building/structure dates: 1852 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 18h2 Subs... 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
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
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
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
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...
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.
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
Gianella Bridge, Spanning Sacramento River at State Highway 32, Hamilt...
Significance: The Gianella Bridge is the oldest remaining highway swing bridge in California. It is important in local history for its relation to events in local economic and agricultural development. It is ... 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
Natomas Ditch System, Rhodes Ditch, West of Bidwell Street, north of U...
The original survey used the name "Natomas Ditch System, Rhodes Ditch." Subsequent research indicated that this name was incorrect. The name was corrected to "Natomas Ditch System, Rhoades' Branch Ditch" when... More
Natomas Ditch System, Rhodes Ditch, West of Bidwell Street, north of U...
The original survey used the name "Natomas Ditch System, Rhodes Ditch." Subsequent research indicated that this name was incorrect. The name was corrected to "Natomas Ditch System, Rhoades' Branch Ditch" when... More
Sacramento City, K Street, from Masonic Hall
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1067. LOT subdivision subject: Sacramento. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
Cabin of the Sacramento River Steamer Capital
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1207. LOT subdivision subject: Ships and River Steamers. This record contains unverified old data ... More
Edge of burned district, corner of Franklin and Sacramento Streets, Sa...
After the earthquake. Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 1924; no orig. negatives. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data fro... More
Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner. Living in American River cam...
Additional information on caption card: See 9904-C [i.e. LC-USF34-009904-E]. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washing... More
Redding, California. Girls picnicking at municipal park and beach on S...
Public domain photograph of picnic, leisure time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Broderick Engine Company No. 1, Historic View, Sacramento & Kearny Str...
Public domain photograph of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
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
Painting "On This Spot Stood the 1st Chinese Settlement in Sacramento"...
Artist: Tony Berlant, 1999; mixed materials, measuring 80 x 80 inches. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the ph... 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 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
Sculptor Joe Scarpa executed this playful piece featuring a futuristic...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Park bench in Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of Califo...
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
Park in Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of California a...
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
Door to old building in Locke, an unincorporated community in the Sacr...
Also known as the Locke Historic District, it was established after a fire broke out in the Chinese section of nearby Walnut Grove. Chinese merchants approached landowner George Locke and inquired if they could... More
The 2012 California State Fair held in Sacramento, California
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
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
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
Cut through "Dixie Spur," 64 miles from Sacramento
Central Pacific Railroad, during construction, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. No. 53. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Cut through "Dixie Spur," 64 miles from Sacramento
Central Pacific Railroad, during construction, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. No. 53. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad, California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.