Description
Experience Sacramento, California’s vibrant cityscape circa the early 1900s, as seen from the Fruit Exchange Building, with the Travelers Hotel standing out against muted earth tones. Streetcars wind through the streets below prominent buildings including the Court House, City Hall, Cathedral, and Capitol. This vintage postcard, published by Frank McDougall, offers a stunning view of “The Capital City,” showcasing its growth in the 1920s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Court House.
City Hall.
Cathedral.
Capitol.
TRAVELERS HOTEL
NEW
PROOF
VIEW EAST FROM FRUIT EXCHANGE BUILDING, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.
Back Text (cleaned):
Bee
CRAMENTO. MADE IN U. S. A.
PUBLISHED BY FRANK MCDOUGALL, SACRAMENTO, CAL.
VIEW EAST FROM FRUIT EXCHANGE BUILDING.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.
Sacramento, "The Capital City," in the heart of California, has a population of 75,000, and is the largest shipping point in the Sacramento Valley. Sacramento has been chosen by the United States government, because of its wonderful climate, for a new aviation school; expenditure, a million dollars.
The Golden West
Post Card Club,
Mid. Irene
Copy 10 cts.
Year, $1. 6 mos. 60 cts.
Saxon, Mgr.
Sacramento, Cal.
23
AM
1921
CALIF
U.S.POSTAGE
1 CENT
THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.
P. B. Larson,
Lock Box 352,
Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
