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Title: Sacramento: Historical Capital of California
Date Created and/or Issued: 1938
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: Shown is a circa 1938 postcard packet promoting Sacramento. Swiss-born John Sutter acquired the land via Mexican land grants to build a trading post. The open landscapes and accessibility through rail travel attracted merchants and settlers, making the valley city a beacon for trade and commerce.
Type: image
Identifier: http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/2699
Subject: Aerial Views
Architecture, Historic
Art
Boats
Bridges
Buildings, Government
California State Parks
Capitol Building
Courthouses
Foliage
Monuments
Riverboats
Sutter's Fort

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