Happy Admission Day, 2023 -- September 9, 2023

San Francisco Examiner, 09-September-1924

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 174th anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union as the 31st state.

I thought it was interesting that the cartoon is set in Santa Cruz and shows the beach and boardwalk, but does not include the Giant Dipper, which went into service that summer.

Happy Admission Day, 2023 -- September 9, 2023

Oakland Tribune, 10-September-1923

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 173rd anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union as the 31st state. In 2023, Admission Day was celebrated on 10-September-1923, because the ninth fell on a Sunday.

Summer Excursion Fares Are in Effect -- September 10, 2022

San Francisco Examiner, 07-September-1922

Many people still go to Lake Tahoe for a long day. Admission Day, September 9, used to be a big deal.

Happy Admission Day, 2022 -- September 9, 2022

Oakland Tribune, 09-September-1922

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 172nd anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union as the 31st state.

Happy Admission Day, 2021 -- September 9, 2021

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 171st anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union. The San Francisco Call published this cartoon on 09-September-1913. 

Admission Day 2019 -- September 9, 2019

Los Angeles Herald, 09-September-1919

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 169th anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union. The Los Angeles Evening Herald published this "photographic cartoon" one hundred years ago today, 09-September-1919.

Happy Admission Day #4 -- September 9, 2013

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 163rd anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union. The San Francisco Call published this cartoon one hundred years ago today, 09-September-1913. 

Happy Admission Day #3 -- September 9, 2012

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 162nd anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union.  I took this photograph of Douglas Tilden's Native Sons Monument, which commemorates Admission Day, on 26-September-2007.  It features a quote from Senator William H Seward: "The unity of our empire hangs on the decision of this day."  Seward later served as Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State. 

 

The Giants won 2 out of 3 in a weekend series against the Dodgers.  The Giants lead the second-place Dodgers by 5 1/2 games.  

Happy Admission Day #2 -- September 9, 2011

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. This image from the 09-September-1900 San Francisco Call shows the naval parade held for the 50th Admission Day in 1900.

I was happy to see Ryan Vogelsong get the Willie Mac award. Good choice.

Happy Admission Day -- September 9, 2008

We don't hear much about Admission Day anymore. Today is the 158th anniversary of California being welcomed into the Union.

Today I took this photograph of Douglas Tilden's Native Sons Monument, which commemorates Admission Day. I posted a detail view last year.

Anita Page died. People are posting about her all over the place and trying to qualify their statements about whether she was the last surving silent star (usually something like "who made movies as an adult").