American Medical Center (Denver, Colo.)
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 58 Collections and/or Records:
Patients in Costume at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1925 November 25
Patients in costume at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Photo caption from Hatikvah December 1925 "Halloween and Hard-time Party at the 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.
Patients in Costume at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1950
Patients in costume at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). They may have been part of a party or play. 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.
Patients in Costume at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1950
Patients in costume at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). They may have been part of a party or play. 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.
Patients in Costume with a Cow at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1945
Patients Reading a Magazine at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1939
Two unidentified patients reading a Hebrew language magazine 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Patients Reading in Bed at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950
Two unidentified female patients reading in bed 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.
Physician and Nurse with Patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940
A physician and nurse with a patient who is in bed 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Print Shop of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1945
Printing and Bookbinding Staff Outside Neusteter Building, between 1930-1939
Refugee Boy with Memorial Prayer at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1947
A boy refugee at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The boy is reading a memorial prayer that is written in Hebrew, while laying on his bed. 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.
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