View of Southbridge from Cliff Street of the Crane, River, Pine street areas, including St. Mary's Church and Old Notre Dame Church and the Quinebaug River

• – Quinebaug River flows in the foreground, with a view of the riverbank. Railroad track runs parallel to the river along Crane and River Streets. Two groupings of warehouse buildings are located between the railroad track and Crane street. The steeple in the background is the Methodist Church, Main Street. In the foreground is St. Mary's Church on Hamilton Street. Moving along Hamilton Street, the rectory is somewhat obscured, the next visible building is St. Peter's center (the original Roman Catholic Church in town) with the tower and cross on top. The school with the cupola and mansard roof is on the corner of Pine and Hamilton Streets. Old Notre Dame is on Pine Street with the high steeple, prior to building the cathedral-style structure (1916), on Main Street. Domestic dwellings of various styles are also on view.

• – Historic buildings--New England
• – Buildings, domestic--Massachusetts--Southbridge
• – Church buildings--Massachusetts--Southbridge
• – Southbridge (Mass.)--History
• – Railroads--Massachusetts--Southbridge
• – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Southbridge, Quinebaug River (Mass.)

• – Southbridge Collection

• – pre-1916

• – C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/

• – Tucci Collection, part of the archive at Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org/

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• – 42 degrees 04' N 72 degrees 02' W

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Quinebaug River Central Street Bridge and the Armory Southbridge Massachusetts

• – The armory stands resplendent overlooking the granite arch bridge spanning the Quinebaug River. According to the study completed by McGinley Hart in June 2000, the stone bridge on Central Street ("Central Street Bridge") was designed by Civil Engineer Arthur C. Moore and built by Blanchard Brothers Granite Co., in 1904. The West Main Street bridge was also built by the Blanchards. The Quinebaug River has rapids classified as"class four".

• – Quinebaug River--Massachusetts
• – Architecture--United States--19th century
• – Historic buildings--New England
• – Bridges--Massachusetts--Southbridge
• – Southbridge (Mass.)--Pictorial works
• – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Southbridge
• – Armories--Massachusetts--Southbridge

• – Southbridge Collection

• – pre-1923

• – C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/

• – Pease, Aaron, H.

• – Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org

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• – Image from the A.H. Pease album

• – 42 degrees 04' N72 degrees 02' W

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Lensdale Pond, American Optical Company , Southbridge, Massachusetts

• – Lensdale pond, Southbridge showing the surrounding vegetation and stone wall. The Quinebaug River flows by, connecting Massachusetts with Connecticut. The American Optical Corporation had a plant in Putnam, Connecticut as well. Partial view of the American Optical plant is shown, where lenses are manufactured for the eye glass industry. Known as the Lensdale plant, it can be accessed from East Main Street.

• – Optical industry--Massachusetts--Southbridge
• – Architecture--United States--19th century
• – Historic buildings--New England
• – American Optical Company--Southbridge (Mass.)
• – Southbridge (Mass.)--History
• – American Optical Corporation
• – Quinebaug River (Mass. and Conn.)
• – American Optical Company
• – Southbridge (Mass.)--Pictorial works
• – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Southbridge

• – Southbridge Collection

• – 1903-06-06

• – C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/

• – Pease, Aaron H.

• – Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org

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• – Image from page 14 of the A.H. Pease album #2

• – 42 degrees 04' N72 degrees 02' W

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