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Title supplied by cataloger. John H. Francis Polytechnic High School opened in 1905, a satellite of Los Angeles High School. It is the second oldest high school in the city. Originally located in Downtown Los Angeles, in February 1957 Polytechnic moved to its present site at 12430 Roscoe Boulevard, in Sun Valley. Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley was an alumnus. Photograph caption dated November 12, 1957 reads "Student drivers cut accident rate. Students at Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley learn workings of car engine during driver education class. More than 10,000 high school students will take classes, which include behind-wheel instruction, during school year. Students learn rules of road, why and how traffic laws are enforced, how to economically and safely operate car. Melvin Schroeder, schools' supervisor of driver education, says some experiments have shown classes cut teen-age traffic accidents nearly 50 per cent."; See images #00146845 through #00146849 for all photos in this series.
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