City Orphan Asylum, Lafayette Street

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81 EE Salem, Mass. City Orphan Asylum, Lafayette Street.

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THE HUGH C. LEIGHTON CO., MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND, ME. U. S. A. L-1762 QUALITY The Sisters of Charity began their organ- ized work in caring for orphan children in the house on the corner of Washington and Bridge Streets which was purchased and presented to them by Thomas Looby in 1866. They were in- corporated in 1871 under the name of the City Orphan Asylum and erected in 1875 a brick building which with an addition in 1893 consti- tutes the present commodious asylum. and Island Possessions Cuba, Canada and For Foreign. 1,50