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Descriptor English:
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Almshouses
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Descriptor Spanish:
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casas de beneficencia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Asilos
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Synonyms English:
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Almshouse
Poorhouse
Poorhouses
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Tree Number:
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I01.880.787.190.500
J03.340.030
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Definition English:
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Privately endowed or publicly funded institutions receiving and supporting the aged or infirm poor. They sometimes functioned as centers of health care before the establishment of formal hospitals. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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historical contexts only
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History Note English:
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96
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32863
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Unique Identifier:
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D019022
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Similar:
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DeCS
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