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Meeting of AO, Bausch and Lomb and Zeiss Executives in 1907
in Southbridge Ma (On the Steps of AO's Main Plant)
AO Technical Publications Library -
Vast collection of publications available for download
Ophthalmic Optical
Industry Links
Youtube video by Dick Whitney of AO History
March 2010 Slideshow for Vision Council Optical Forum in NYC
17mb pps file
1983 Information on the formation of the AO Museum
Hand made model of the AO Main Plant
by Southbridge Artist Mary Larochelle
Given to Dick Whitney in July 2011 on behalf of the Museum
Thanks Mary!!!
AO Sculpture in Southbridge, MA
AO History Chronology Slideshow
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8mb Download of pps file
Pdf Version of Slideshow
The Floods of
Southbridge (photos on the AO Complex)
American Optical worker measuring ophthalmic lens power
on an AO Lensometer (~1920)
More Lensometer images
AOTransitionsOpticalHotelDisplayMay2009.htm.
MA Opticians Board prior to their
annual Nov 2010 meeting 
at the Southbridge Hotel
Displayed at OSV in Nov 2011 (a Display set up for MA Opticians Dinner)
President John Adams Glasses - OSV Collection/Diane Matuck photo
Optical Heritage Museum (AO photos of the 1920's)
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For slideshow of example OHM Archive photos:
The
AO Main Plant Optical Heritage Museum collection display (1983- 2000)

Southbridge MA History - Where American Optical was born
Contact Dick Whitney via email at dickwhitney@charter.net
Interactive Calendar of Industry Events
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