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Historic Stockton Photographs

The City of Stockton was founded in 1849 in the Central Valley of California, eighty-three miles east of San Francisco. Stockton's location on the eastern edge of the San Joaquin Delta that feeds into San Francisco Bay has made it a major shipping port. This collection of historic photographs documents the history of Stockton with an emphasis on the waterfront and downtown areas. Most of the images are of buildings, streets, and businesses. Many aerial views of the city are also included. Images in this collection date from approximately the 1860s to the 1960s.

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Stockton - Views - 1960 - 1980: Aerial, railroad lines and county fairgrounds

Circa Date: circa 1965
Identifier: P80-4220
Dwellings - Stockton: Residence of Capt. C. M. Weber

Circa Date: circa 1850
Identifier: P76-0323B
Stockton Hotels: Hotel Clark Postcard

Circa Date: circa 1930
Identifier: P17-0001
Stockton Municipal Buildings: Post Office Postcard

Circa Date: circa 1930
Identifier: P17-0004
Stockton Parks: Constitution Square Postcard

Circa Date: circa 1930
Identifier: P17-0005
Stockton Parks: Fremont Park Postcard

Circa Date: circa 1930
Identifier: P17-0003
Stockton Streets: Main Street Postcard

Circa Date: circa 1930
Identifier: P17-0002
African-Americans - Stockton: Billie Hart (father), with 8 children - Fred, Harrison, Leland, Dan, Chas, Alice, Willie and Bennet. Ruth (mother) and Ellen (daughter) are not in the picture taken - ""Only two more in the House""

Circa Date: circa 1885
Identifier: P77-2194
Auditoriums - Stockton: Pavilion in Washington Square

Circa Date: circa 1895
Identifier: P77-2162
Auditoriums - Stockton: Pavilion in Washington Square

Circa Date: 1900 circa
Identifier: P77-1032
Auditoriums - Stockton: Pavilion in Washington Square

Circa Date: circa 1895
Identifier: P77-2163
Auditoriums - Stockton: San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Society at the Pavilion in Washington Square

Circa Date: circa 1887
Identifier: P79-4665
Boats/Boating - Calif - Stockton: sculling crew

Circa Date: 1890 circa
Identifier: P76-0370
Boats/Boating - Calif - Stockton: Wharf at Crozier�s Landing

Circa Date: 1890 circa
Identifier: P76-0387
Carriage and Wagon Making - Stockton: Wm. P. Miller Carriage manufactory

Circa Date: circa 1890
Identifier: P76-0388
Courthouses - Stockton: Construction of San Joaquin Co. Courthouse, Main St. and San Joaquin St.

Circa Date: circa 1890
Identifier: P76-0349