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	Residences of George W. Wells and Joel Cheney Wells on Main Street Southbridge Massachusetts with a glimpse of a third residence Title Residences of George W. Wells and Joel Cheney Wells on Main Street Southbridge Massachusetts with a glimpse of a third residence Full Size Image http://dlib.cwmars.org/cdm4/images/full_size/southbridge/88.jpg Subject Southbridge (Mass.)--History; Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Southbridge; Historic buildings--New England; Massachusetts--Southbridge; Architecture--United States--19th century; Southbridge (Mass.)--Pictorial works. Description On the north side of Main Street the residences of George Washington Wells, founder of American Optical; and his son Joel Cheney (J.C.) Wells are shown. Interesting architectural details such as balconies, porches, dormer windows are in evidence. A dirt road is viewable, in the foreground and electricity poles are shown running parallel to the roadway. A lawn with recent plantings separates the buildings from the street. Neither house exists today as Dresser Park a community housing project for the elderly has replaced these structures. Creator Pease, Aaron H. Publisher C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/ Date pre-1903 Type image Format image/jpg Identifier 38136000234698 Source Image from page 49 of the A.H. Pease album #2 Relation Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org Coverage 42 degrees 04' N72 degrees 02' W
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