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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 193 Collections and/or Records:

Patient Examination at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1950

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00085
Abstract

A patient under examination 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.

Dates: between 1920-1950

Patient Getting X-rayed at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00083
Abstract

A technician prepping a patient for x-rays 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.

Dates: between 1930-1950

Patient Reading and Listening to Music at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00079
Abstract

An unidentified male patient who is reading and listening to music 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.

Dates: between 1930-1940

Patient Receiving Dental Care at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00084
Abstract

A patient receiving dental care at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dental care was also provided free of charge for all patients of the sanatorium. 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.

Dates: between 1920-1950

Patient Receiving Dental Care at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1941 October 21

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00086
Abstract

A patient receiving dental care in her 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.

Dates: 1941 October 21

Patient Typing at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00069
Abstract

An unidentified woman patient typing on a typewriter at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Typing may have been part of the rehabilitation program 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.

Dates: between 1940-1960

Patient Undergoing Physiotherapy at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00068
Abstract

An unidentified woman patient receiving physiotherapy at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified man is conducting the therapy while a nurse is assisting him. 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.

Dates: between 1940-1960

Patient with Nurse at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00063
Abstract

A female patient in a wheelchair at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified nurse is standing next to the chair. 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.

Dates: between 1930-1960

Patient with Nurse at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00077
Abstract Female patient in a wheelchair at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified nurse is standing next to the chair. 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 photograph is a paste-up that has been manipulated by the photographer. Please...
Dates: between 1930-1960

Patients and Nurse at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00073
Abstract

Two women patients in their beds the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Nurse Anna Naswich is standing by the window. 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.

Dates: between 1930-1950

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Photographs 192
Colorado 189
Jews 189
Denver (Colo.) 188
Hospitals 180
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Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 176
Sanatoriums 175
Tuberculosis 172
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 163
Spivak (Colo.) 154
Patients 62
Sanatoriums -- Colorado 49
Edgewater (Colo.) 48
Buildings 32
Entertainment events 31
Women 25
Nurses 24
Charities 23
Men 22
Physicians 22
Parties 16
Recreation 16
Costume 15
Dedications (Ceremonies) 14
Dinners and dining 10
Drama 10
Synagogues 10
Tents 10
Anniversaries 9
Cancer 9
Rehabilitation 9
Plaques (Flat objects) 8
Cancer treatment and research 7
Dairy farms 7
Kitchens 7
Halloween 6
Printing plants 6
Beds 5
Cows 5
Entertainers 5
X-rays 5
Barns 4
Reading 4
Teachers 4
Boys 3
Food 3
Jewish physicians 3
Musicians 3
Occupational therapy 3
Torah scrolls 3
Treatment and prognosis 3
Boards of directors 2
Bookbinders 2
Butchers 2
Dentists 2
Indigenous peoples of North America 2
Jewish Refugees 2
Kosher food 2
Meat industry and trade 2
Medical personnel and patient 2
New York (N.Y.) 2
Paste-up (Printing) 2
Physical therapy 2
Picnics 2
Printers 2
Rabbis 2
Stores, Retail 2
Animals 1
Architectural drawings (Visual works) 1
Authors 1
Band musicians 1
Blackface entertainers 1
Books and reading 1
Buildings -- Design and construction 1
Business correspondence 1
Comedians 1
Construction drawings 1
Cooks 1
Cookware 1
Cooperative societies 1
Corn 1
Corporate minutes 1
Correspondence 1
Dance 1
Dining rooms 1
Education 1
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Girls 1
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Jewish merchants 1
Jewish printers 1
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