Moulding Room Workers American Optical Southbridge

Moulding Room Workers American Optical Southbridge

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Thirty one workers depicted standing in front of the Moulding Room at American Optical Corporation, Southbridge, Massachusetts. Many of the men wear hats and some wear ties and jackets. Shows a vine clad brick building with three large window openings. According to the American Optical Company 1921 map, the building was built in 1905, located in the Lensdale section of the plant.

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1917

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

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