Image of an eye-level street scene centered on the Miami Commercial College building in Dayton, Ohio, with horse-drawn carriages and a trolley, pedestrians, and men on horseback in the foreground; a sign over the front door of the building reads, "Office / Firemens Ins. Co." Probable date calculated from item text. "Gies & Co. Buffalo, N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "The Miami Commercial College of Dayton, O. / Occupies an entire floor of this elegant building, reached by an elevator. It offers unsurpassed advantages for obtaining a thoroughly practical Business Education. / It has been established for 21 years, and thousands of its students are holding positions of trust and profit in all parts of the country. The / charges are exceedingly moderate, and two weeks' trial are given free if desired. You are invited to send for circulars to / A. D. Wilt, Principal."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 35.24 x 25.72 cm (13 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Advertising--Schools Architecture--Details--Pictorial works College campuses--Pictorial works Commercial streets--Pictorial works Miami Commercial College Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Education Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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