Snapshots of the Past

Sacramento City, K Street, Masonic Hall and Catholic Church – Vintage Wall Art

Sacramento City, K Street, Masonic Hall and Catholic Church, [published 1866] — historic photograph
Sacramento City, K Street, Masonic Hall and Catholic Church, [published 1866]. Historic photograph from the Freemasons collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This historic photograph of Sacramento City, K Street, Masonic Hall and Catholic Church brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Sacramento City, K Street, Masonic Hall and Catholic Church

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

K Street in Sacramento, shown here with a Masonic hall and a Catholic church side by side, was the commercial spine of a town that grew fast after the 1848 gold discovery and became the state capital in 1854. Photographers recorded streets like this for travelers and parlor viewers, and this half of a stereographic pair, numbered 1064 in the Gems of California series, survives without its companion. The fraternal and religious buildings together show how quickly a mining supply town was building its civic life. Some caption details come from older records that have not been verified.

Created / published[published 1866]
Medium1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen.
GenreStereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
NotesThe Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1064. LOT subdivision subject: Sacramento. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,335 × 2,250 px · prints to 8 × 8 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115912

More from the Freemasons collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

Sacramento City, K Street, from Masonic HallSacramento City, K Street, from Masonic HallGrand Lodge room of the new Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street PhiladelphiaGrand Lodge room of the new Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street PhiladelphiaThe great Masonic celebration of the brethren hitherto under the jurisdiction of St. John's Grand Lodge with the most worshipful grand lodge of the M.A. & hon. fraternity of free & accepted masons of the State of New York, at Tripler Hall, City of New-York, Friday, December 27th A.D. 1850, A.L. 1850 / daguerreotyped and published by J. H. & F. J. Clark, 551 Broadway New -York ; drawn on stone by CThe great Masonic celebration of the brethren hitherto under the jurisdiction ofMasonic and Odd Fellows Hall, San José, Santa Clara CountyMasonic and Odd Fellows Hall, San José, Santa Clara CountyThe new Masonic Hall, PhiladelphiaThe new Masonic Hall, Philadelphia[Iowa - Mason City - Main Street, S. from 6th][Iowa - Mason City - Main Street, S. from 6th]