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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Polytechnic High School was founded in 1897 as a commercial branch of the Los Angeles High School. In 1905, Neoclassical style campus buildings were constructed on the corner of Washington Blvd. and Flower St. In 1935, to honor the school's founder and first principal, John H. Francis was added to the school's name Fifty years after the campus on Washington and Flower was built, it was decided that the high school should be relocated to the San Fernando Valley. In 1957, the new John H. Francis Polytechnic High School campus was built in Sun Valley. Photograph caption dated April 2, 1957 reads, "Diminutive Bobby Guerin, excellent dashman, will carry Poly High's colors in track action against South Gate and Riis Friday afternoon."
Polytechnic High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Polytechnic High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Students Track and field athletes Track and field Tracks (Athletics) Hurdles (Fences) High school athletes High school students Runners (Sports) Young men Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs
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