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Hudson Ave.

Former site of Wollensak Optical that manufactured lenses and camera shutters in Rochester. At their height in 1958, they employed 1200 people. There were purchased by Anson Instrument in 1974 which also made lenses. Anson ceased operations in 2001. (taken from Wollensak.com. A company called Surplus Shed runs the website and sells old lenses made by the company.)


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Alexander Kazakov14-Mar-2016 12:21
Good one! V
Carol How02-Mar-2014 18:48
What a total shame this is and thanks for the background info…its a great thing to be documenting! V
SRW22-Feb-2013 02:12
Perfectly captured... -- and that's a very sad tale....
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