McGee’s Old Time Photos

Was with our Red Hat group of ladies. We were helped right away ad the gal that helped us was great.
Average prices — as with others in Old Sac with additional photos at a reasonable rate.
Lots of costumes to choose from and 5 different poses were taken.
However, when I went to order another pose online — the site’s link does not work. I tried for several days. So, short of going back to Old Sac — I am not able to order any of the other poses from their site.
Again, everything went well, had a blast, and highly recommend — just make sure you purchase all the prints you want at the store.

Awesome unique place. Lots of props, costumes, employees were nice and helpful, photos were great and came out quick. Was definitely a really fun thing to do. My girlfriend and I loved the picture we got. I took a star off just because of the cost. Minimum 40 bucks for two copies of the same photo with 2 people. I wasn’t quite expecting that, and I’m not really sure how much old time photos are supposed to cost, but seemed a lot. The place around the corner costs the same so who knows. Went into O’Grady’s around the corner as well. That one is smaller and seems like there’s less costume choices. I’d still recommend it, as long as you’re not offended by the cost

So much fun! We had a blast and the lady that was working was so sweet and helpful. The only thing I didn’t completely love was the price (a little on the expensive side) other than that it was a great experience and I would recommend to any one!

This was one of those things we ‘had’ to do at least once in our lives. My wife first mentioned getting one done a couple of decades ago. Yeah, it was definitely time.
McGee’s Old Time Photo fits in perfectly with Old Town Sacramento’s Old Time vibe.
Walking down the cobblestone streets and on the wood-​plank walkways in front of any of the stores in the blistering heat, sure gives ya’ a hankerin’ to wet yer whistle with a cold sarsaparilla at the local saloon.
On yer way to quench yer parched throat, why not stop in and have a flash picture taken of you and yer gang?
Timeframe: apx 20 minutes total, unless you are waiting in line.
Costume selection: super easy, you just look at the picture options and tell the lady your number choice, «I’ll wear number 18, thank’y kindly ma’am.»
Then the nice lady brings out your half-​costume (it’s open in back so you can just slip it on with ease). If you happen to have a full costume (I believe the ladies have full costumes), there is a curtained, private changing room in back.
After everyone in your party is dressed, you get arranged in front of a fun Old Time backdrop & then you take some pictures. They allow you to pose several different ways.
Next, you take your costumes off and choose your photos. It only takes a few seconds to print. Then they offer you either mounting (a pre-​printed paper frame like the «Wanted» one around my photo), and/​or handmade framing. The mounting is $ 5.00 extra, while the handmade frames are much more expensive. Upsell, upsell, upsell.
The downside? This would have been an original and unique experience back when my wife first suggested we do it over twenty years ago. That was before digital cameras were the norm, as well as photoshop and other editing software.
It was still fun, but waaaaaay too expensive. That’s the only reason I took one star away.

I love this place!!! I came in recently with my boyfriend and we had an amazing time! I came back in today with my mom and we took some more amazing photos! Meagan is amazing and I love her high energy! Can’t wait to hang the photos up! Make sure to stop by when you’re in old town!

I didn’t get to try this place out because they were closed when we showed up during the business hours they have posted on their website! The storefront has no signs posting whether the shop is open or closed and no signs posting store hours. We went around the corner to O’Grady’s Oldtime Photos and had an amazingly fun time getting our photos taken. I recommend going to O’Grady’s instead.

Been here twice in the last few years to try and get a photo. The first time was a while ago and the staff ignored me and then were rude so I finally just left. Decided to try again recently and everything looked of very poor quality and super unprofessional. Girl behind the counter was busy texting and the guy was napping on the photo couch. If you want good quality old-​timey photos in Old Sac, walk around the corner to O’gradys instead.

Whenever I come into Old Sacramento, I always stop by Mcgees! On top of their fun and exciting old time photos they also sell souvenirs and many collectors items! I buy a painted pony every year for my step mom and she absolutely loves them! Great prices, great environment, and great energy! The girls that work in Mcgees are very friendly and have great customer service skills! Stop by to take your old time photo and you won’t regret it!

Six of us from a family reunion showed up today, noisy and chaotic. Megan was really nice and patient. She accommodated our whims and changing minds, and helped us get ready. During the picture taking she had some great suggestions that we would never have thought of. She really has a knack for this kind of thing, and we have a knack for annoying people but she really provided an environment for us to be ourselves and the result was fantastic. We laughed our faces off when we saw the photos. The other gentleman working there, who I’m suppose was the manager, was very appreciative. Great experience! A definite highlight of our annual get together which we will now always remember.

Amazing place loved the staff loved the pics taken tthere great gift shop items, definitely a need to go to spot when in old sac.!!

love this shop. when they took our picture, the girl really made an effort to make my 6months old niece smile so the outcome was so nice. everyone in the shop is nice and very accomodating. will definitely go back there.

We had a picture done 32 years ago at Mcgees. Today for our anniversary, we had the photo redone. Almost exactly the same as before. Hats off to «awesome Meghan» who was very particular with detail and made this a very fun experience. Love Mcgees and may have to redo the photo again in another 30 years!

What an unexpected and fun time! We were walking around Old Town Sacramento and decided to pop in. I’ve always wanted to take an Old Time photo and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I was with my best girlfriends, no one else was taking pictures at the time, and Meagan assured us she’d take good care of us.
That was an understatement! She gave us amazing choices, helped us into our costumes, guided us on what would work for each picture, and was genuinely fun and nice while still remaining professional.
I definitely will be making a trip back with my boyfriend soon!

i have the pleasure of perfofming in front of mcgees all the time i also had me and my wife do a photo it was fun the people who do the picture were awesome i woul tell everyone to get a picture done you wont regret it well got to go for now best magicial wishes steve (the magician) balistreri

Great way to make a fun memory. Choose your costumes and then set up for a good old time photo. They take three poses. Serious, Smile, and silly. We bought one of each print. The costumes are set up to fit all sizes so don’t worry you don’t need to strip down.
The shop it self has random touristy collectibles. But head to the back where the photo set up is. Have fun!

Yippee-​eye-​yaaayyy!!!
Didn’t think it was possible, but, it was! Thank you, McGee’s!
How else would you get nine teens together to pose for a photo simultaneously? We came by a little before 5 because the staff was going to be shorthanded after that. Thanks to modern technology, texted everyone and all nine appeared before that time! Such good kids!
The teens were given a choice of what costume they wanted along with a number. So easy! We were in and out within a half an hour!
Looking at the business pictures you would think that it took longer, but the staff had their game face on and they knew exactly what they were doing!
We purchased two different poses of 5×7’s and with the amount of people we had, it costed us $ 87. Not too shabby, considering how often would you get everyone in a western outfit!
I love that this picture is a memorabilia of my daughter’s seventeenth birthday. The fact that my baby was able to capture that moment on film with her favorite friends is, «Priceless!»

Old Time «19^th-​Century» Picture Fun
SITREP
This is a decidedly a fun spot in Old Sacramento for tourists to the State Capitol to get their pictures taken as if living in the yesteryear times when Sacramento was building itself up on the river banks from (18)‘49er Gold Rush commerce.
SETUP
Nestled up right on the corner of Front & K Street in Old Sacramento, this shop has a prime location amidst the tourist traffic of Old Sacramento, and many a family — including mine — has taken advantage of getting an old timey picture taken.
It may seem a bit a pricey at $ 40 for the package that my sister got, let’s face it: we got a large print, we got to dress in costumes provided by them, and even her two terriers were allowed in the picture.
THE LOWDOWN
Fun time picture times!

So much fun! We stopped in during a hot, busy weekend in Old Town, but everyone working in the store was relaxed, nice, and quick to help us! They let us take our time choosing an outfit & accessories & had great ideas for props & posing. They took four different photos & we chose our favorite for an 8×10 print. It was 35 dollars, but it was such a fun time it was worth it :)

I ended up walking away with a couple different photos. The staff was friendly and it was a lot of fun dressing up. They even let us take some «questionable» shots.
I love Halloween, so this was the closest thing I can get to it during this time of year. I wanted to go with a western type theme to match the photos, but felt being Asian left me with very few options. They predominately carry western and civil war type apparel, but they also had some 20’s gangster type wear. I thought it would be fitting if I dressed up as a rail road worker, but of course they would be out! I figured I might as well be dressed up as a bandit since civil engineering was also not available.
It’s expensive, but something fun to do nonetheless.

A friend shouts to you
«Let’s dress like women in there!»
McGee’s Old Time Pics
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What else would you do if you were in the touristy part of Sac with friends? We contemplated getting matching tattoos, but it didn’t quite seem like the most appropriate occasion, so we cross-​dressed and pretended for a while that we were old-​tyme sluts instead. The real fun is in the dressing up and taking of the pictures, rather than the photo you get at the end.
The ladies working here were great sports and really got into the fun. I didn’t mind at all, as she tightened my corset and gave me pearl necklace after pearl necklace. For the rest of my life, whenever I think of Sacramento, I will think of myself with small handkerchief stuffed boobs – and that seems completely appropriate. I wouldn’t have it any other way.