Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates

A short break to pick up some Valentine's Day treats.

California Automobile Museum

California Automobile Museum











Mater's older brother?!?

Crocker Art Gallery

Carl Christian Heinrich Nahl was a German-born painter who is called California's first significant artist. His most famous commission was to design the Grizzly Bear that adorns the California State flag.

Horsey!

Purple Ice cream?

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For my Daddy

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More Lego

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Lunch time at the White

My view


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John's New Creation

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Huntington Hardware Store (next to the railroad museum)

Check out Lehman's online store for some retro "Amish-like" historical products.



C. P. Huntington was one of the Big Four railroad magnates. All four supported the presidential candidacy of Abraham Lincoln.


C.P. was the uncle of Henry Huntington of Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens fame.

Sacramento History Museum---fruit and vegetable crates

The politically incorrect thought police were unavailable for comment...

Sacramento History Museum---GOLD!

There's GOLD! behind them thar 24-hour camera surveillance, thermal-sensitive, and motion detector glass cases...

Sacramento History Museum---Rules for teachers 1872

Double click to enlarge. Some are amusing...


Wonder what the teacher's unions have to say about this?!?

Sacramento History Museum---Letterpress

Four human-hours per column to print the daily newspaper



Fonts circa 1820


Letterpress and self-publishing are still around.

Sacramento History Museum---Gold Panning

Sacramento History Museum


There's fake GOLD! in them thar fake water troughs!

California State Railroad Museum---Toy Trains

YES!! USA!!USA!!USA!!