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First Long Beach high school

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Order Number	00077594
Title	First Long Beach high school
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Long Beach-Schools.
Date	Circa 1910
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	First known as Long Beach High School, it was funded by a $10,000 bond and dedicated in May, 1898. With the opening of the Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1911, the school became the American Avenue Grammar School. A fire destroyed the school during the Christmas holiday of 1918. Another bond was passed and George Washington Junior High School was built on the site only to be destroyed in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
Description	Long Beach High School at the corner of 8th St. and American Ave. (renamed Long Beach Blvd.). The multi-story building still has tiled roofs, arched porticoes, and stucco finish. The cupola has changed since its dedication in 1898.
Subject	Long Beach High School (Long Beach, Calif.). High schools--California--Long Beach. School buildings--California--Long Beach--Spanish influences. Public architecture--California--Long Beach--Spanish influences. Long Beach (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection