An advertisement for Polytechnic Business College of Oakland, CA was printed in The Carson City (Nevada) Daily Appeal on this date one hundred years ago, December 5, 1917. The building image actually appears to be Polytechnic College of Engineering. Both institutions were founded in 1898 and occupied buildings one block apart in Oakland. The Polytechnic College of Engineering was located at 13th and Madison Streets, while the Polytechnic Business College was on 12th and Harrison Streets. Willis E. Gibson and H.C. Ingram were listed as owners of the institutions.
Five days later, The Daily Appeal also printed an advertisement for the Polytechnic College of Engineering, on December 10, 1917.
Advertisements with a brief description and two photographs of classrooms from the Polytechnic College of Engineering were included in the 1941 Polk's Guide to Oakland, found on the Oakland Wiki project.
Consider leaving a comment below if you know when these institutions closed or can point to other information about their history.
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