Historic Photos of Sacramento
Sacramento is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Sacramento has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Sacramento has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens.
Historic Photos of Sacramento captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the commercial urbanism of Sacramento Valley to the decline and rebirth of the city after World War I, Historic Photos of Sacramento follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city’s history.
This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.
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Book details
- Text by
- James Scott, Tom Tolley
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 202
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Historic Photos
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Sacramento, California · local history · historical photography · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · American cities · California history
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369264
About the authors
JAMES CHRISTIAN SCOTT is a librarian and the co-author of Historic Photos of Sacramento and Remembering Sacramento.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Marquette University, a Master of Arts in European History from Portland State University, and a Master of Library and Information Science from San Jose State University.
James lives in Sacramento.
TOM TOLLEY is a library technician and the co-author of Historic Photos of Sacramento and Remembering Sacramento.
Tolley works in the Sacramento Room of the Sacramento Public Library, where both books draw on the room’s collections.
Tom has been a Sacramento resident since 1964.