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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 - 1880 - 1900: Weber Ave looking east from San Joaquin St.

Circa Date: circa 1899
Identifier: P80-4639
Theatres-Stockton-Yosemite Theatre Building

Circa Date: circa 1900
Identifier: P80-0641
Tree-Stockton-miscellaneous view of tree in garden

Circa Date: circa 1900
Identifier: P77-1014
Wagons-Stockton-wagon train loaded with freight

Circa Date: circa 1880
Identifier: P77-1070
Railroad Terminals: View of old Southern Pacific Railroad

Circa Date: circa 1870
Identifier: P80-4640
Railroads Station- Stockton: Old Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Wells Fargo Express, (Mis M. B. White)

Circa Date: circa 1880
Identifier: P77-0594
Freighters - Stockton: Felix Taussic freighter, [carrying full cargo], Stockton Channel

Circa Date: unidentified
Identifier: P80-4233
Stockton - Streets - 1850s - 1870s: Main St., Shippee and Mckee and Co.

Circa Date: circa 1865
Identifier: P79-2335
Admission Day - Stockton: Celebration and parade

Circa Date: circa 1883
Identifier: P77-2903
Admission Day - Stockton: Man and women dressed in pioneer clothing featured next to an unidentified building

Circa Date: unidentified
Identifier: P80-1050
Advertising - Stockton: Advertisement from Stockton Newspaper

Circa Date: circa 1855
Identifier: P79-0005
Advertising - Stockton: Advertisement from Stockton Newspaper

Circa Date: circa 1855
Identifier: P79-0003
Advertising - Stockton: Advertisement from Stockton Newspaper with a letter postmarked February 21, 1854

Circa Date: circa 1855
Identifier: P79-0004
Advertising - Stockton: Window displays

Circa Date: unidentified
Identifier: P79-4988
Advertising - Stockton: Window displays

Circa Date: unidentified
Identifier: P79-4991
Advertising - Stockton: Window displays

Circa Date: unidentified
Identifier: P79-4990