A Look Back: Every Worker Counts
During World War II , as many of the region’s men left for military service, labor shortages became commonplace, and women and immigrants started...
A Look Back – Busted!
CRACK A SAFE OR PICK A POCKET—or at least get arrested for doing so—and your infamy might live on for 150 years or more.
With...
Pomp and Circumstance
This season of commencement ceremonies might prompt those who graduated from the UC Davis School of Law in 1980 to reflect on their own...
On Target
The girls in this photo may have taken a cue from Ginger Rogers, who was famous for doing everything Fred Astaire did, except backward...
Dance of the Flowers
In the 1950s, Sacramento’s annual Camellia Festival flourished as a 10-day-long celebration of the city’s official flower, and included a parade, a ball and...
In Honor of Valentine’s Day
We bring you a Sacramento love story. During World War II, Louise Stephens and Walter Parker Jones Jr. were married in a red brick...
Working for Change
In 1973, Grace Douglas founded Rumble, a newsletter that gave voice to Sacramento’s black communities. The bimonthly publication soon gained a circulation of more...
Newsies
In the 1920s, being a “paper boy” for The Sacramento Bee came with some cachet. Paper carriers got to ride a train to Lincoln...
So Many Shoppers
In case you think Black Friday is a recent phenomenon, you’ll be enlightened by this photo of 10th and K streets on the day...
Matrix Revisited
THEN: In 1977, 15 women artists formed Matrix Workshop of Women Artists, which held classes, workshops, lectures and art shows. The group helped develop...
