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American Medical Center (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

Phone call, 2-22-88 to AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, director's office (Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society; f. 1904; name changed 1954 to American Medical Center; in 1970's renamed AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital; in late 1970's/early 1980 reorg. as AMC Cancer Research Center; independent, nonprofit, research organ.; small hospital attached but function is primarily research) AMC Cancer Research Center Web site, Aug. 18, 2003 (In 1904, the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) was founded in Denver; JCRS evolved into AMC Cancer Research Center) NUCMC data from Univ. Wash. Lib. for AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital. Seattle Ladies Auxiliary. Records, 1924-1978 (Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society; operated sanatorium nr. Denver, Colo., provided free care for tuberculosis patients; name changed in 1954 to American Medical Center; Denver; began accepting cancer patients)

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

JCRS Waiter, between 1900-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00080
Abstract

A man identified as Frenburg poses in a waiter's uniform in front of a brick building. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1900-1930

Main Building of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1928

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00059
Abstract

The main building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: circa 1928

Neusteter Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00040
Abstract The Neusteter Building on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver. This building is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design as a woodworking and photography...
Dates: between 1940-1960

Neusteter Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00024
Abstract The Neusteter Building on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver. This building is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design as a woodworking and photography studio -...
Dates: between 1940-1960

New York Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00025
Abstract

The New York Building on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1910-1960

New York Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00028
Abstract

The New York Building on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver. This print is not printed on photographic emulsion paper and is probably a photocopy or print from a book.

Dates: between 1910-1960

New York Ladies' Auxiliary Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00027
Abstract

The New York Ladies' Auxiliary Building on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1930-1940

Printing and Bookbinding Staff Outside Neusteter Building, between 1930-1939

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00035
Abstract Printing and bookbindery workers stand outside the Neusteter Building on the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) campus. The workers were patients of the JCRS and participated in the printing and bookbinding rehabilitation program. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside...
Dates: between 1930-1939

Science Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00010
Abstract One of the science buildings on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research...
Dates: between 1940-1960

Science Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1945-1960

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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00011
Abstract One of the science buildings on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research...
Dates: between 1945-1960

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