Lensdale Pond, American Optical Company , Southbridge, Massachusetts

Lensdale Pond, American Optical Company , Southbridge, Massachusetts

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

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.

Pease, Aaron H.

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

C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/

1903-06-06

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

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42 degrees 04' N72 degrees 02' W