On April 27, 1791, Samuel Morse was born. Morse developed in the 1830s what became known as Morse Code, the primary language used in the transmission of messages using an electric telegraph machine.

The telegraph, using Morse Code, is intimately tied to the development of Sacramento starting in the 1850s. In 1854, the Alta Telegraph Company built a telegraph line between Sacramento and Nevada City. Other lines started to connect Sacramento to other cities in California. On October 24, 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph message was transmitted to Sacramento, ending the Pony Express overland mail service two days later. California was finally able to receive news from the east coast within hours rather than 10 days by the Pony Express.

Construction of the transcontinental telegraph line began July 4, 1861 in Missouri. The nearly $500,000 project was largely made possible by the passing of the Telegraph Act of 1860. The telegraph made Sacramento the hub for communication between California and the eastern United States. California newspapers became more up to date on national news as well.

For today, Jared typeset SACRAMENTO in 36 point Cheltenham Bold Italic font. Luckily, the typecase had enough dashes and periods. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press.

@sherrylephotography. 2/25/2023

Tower bridge Old Sacramento, California USA

Old Sacramento, California #3 Date Taken: September 8, 2023 By @mermaidinthecity​.

Old Sacramento

November 19, 2022

about half of my apartment is packed up and in a week im going to be living in a new state for the first time in my life. kind of surreal n scary but extremely exciting. this has been in the works for like 8 months now so its incredible to finally be at the precipice of such an awesome life change

Newsboy Freddie Kafer, 5 or 6 years old, selling Saturday Evening Posts at the entrance to the State Capitol, Sacramento, California, 1915

Taken in 1915 by Lewis Wickes Hine, an investigative photographer for the National Child Labor Committee, this image sheds light on the harsh realities faced by children during that era. 

Hoje 13 de Junho Dia de Santo Antônio, Padroeiro do Recife e de Pernambuco - Fotografia da Matriz do Santíssimo Sacramento de Santo Antônio no Bairro de Santo Antônio - Centro do Recife, Década de 1950.

Tower records in sacramento, painted plein air from across the street

I get to diary write again

October 28, 1987

Oh my God. Finally I get to diary write again. Oh, the cool, fresh feeling of having miles and miles of paper to in front of me to fill with life experiences. I've been so busy of late that I have forgotten to buy paper, so, I have been writing on anything. But, oh the desire to write, to get it fucking out on paper. It's addicting, like a drug. It's you I can run to, only you, oh, my so sweet diary. Thanks for being here for me.

op i hope you know i have not stopped thinking about it’s sacramento like i’ll just keep randomly remembering it and start crying laughing it changed my life i thank you

it's sacramento changed EVERYONE'S life including mine. i would like to thank my subconscious for it's sacramento. i hope you continue to have joyous days full of random laughter

We have officially reached a viewership level that has never been obtained by another museum before! All of us at the Sacramento History Museum are in disbelief.

We would have never thought that our institution, a small nonprofit museum in Sacramento, California, could reach this many views, but we are incredibly thankful for all of those who take the time to watch our videos and for your support.

In this video, Howard letterpress printed a headline announcing “Sacramento History Museum Reaches One Billion Video Views On YouTube” while using our Washington hand press, which was manufactured in 1852!

@sherrylephotography. 5/25/2023

View from our room on the Delta King paddle boat.

Old Sacramento, California USA

Old Sacramento, California #5 Date Taken: September 8, 2023 By @mermaidinthecity​.

Ship on the water

Old Sacramento, Ca.

November 19, 2022