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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 209 Collections and/or Records:

Senator Edwin C. Johnson with an Unidentified Man, between 1937-1955

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00024
Abstract Senator Edwin C. Johnson with an unidentified man. Johnson is seated at a table and is handing a check to the other man. Johnson served as Governor of the State of Colorado, United States Senator and a personality associated with 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...
Dates: between 1937-1955

Sewing Class at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00074
Abstract

Sewing class at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Classes were offered to patients as part of rehabilitation. 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

Sheep Being Fed by a Nurse at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1947

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00011
Abstract A ram named Fag which belongs to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), appearing to be fed by a nurse. 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 of Denver. This photograph has been manipulated by the photographer and is made up of several separate images that have been...
Dates: 1947

Simon Zuriat with Noah Allen, between 1950-1970

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00017
Abstract

Simon Zuriat, man of the year with Noah W. Allen.

Dates: between 1950-1970

Spinal Tuberculosis Patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1942 February 18

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00062
Abstract

A female patient who has Spinal Tuberculosis at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The patient is in a cast and unable to raise her head. She uses a mirror above her bed to see throughout the room. 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: 1942 February 18

Store Coming to Patient's Rooms at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00059
Abstract

An unidentified man bringing store goods into patient rooms of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).Three women patients are sitting in 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.

Dates: between 1940-1950

Synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00075
Abstract

Exterior of the Synagogue 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 1920-1960

Tent at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1979 September

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00016
Abstract

Tent cottage 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.

Dates: 1979 September

Texas Pavilion Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1979 September

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00015
Abstract

The Texas Pavilion for Women Building 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 Texas Pavilion is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Dates: 1979 September

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 May 23

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00047
Abstract

Torah Dedication 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: 1938 May 23

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Type
Archival Object 207
Collection 2
 
Subject
Jews 197
Photographs 197
Colorado 194
Denver (Colo.) 188
Hospitals 183
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Colfax Avenue (Colo.) 177
Sanatoriums 176
Tuberculosis 173
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.) 163
Spivak (Colo.) 155
Patients 65
Sanatoriums -- Colorado 49
Edgewater (Colo.) 48
Buildings 32
Entertainment events 31
Nurses 27
Women 25
Charities 23
Men 22
Physicians 22
Parties 16
Recreation 16
Costume 15
Cancer treatment and research 14
Dedications (Ceremonies) 14
Cancer 12
Dinners and dining 12
Anniversaries 10
Drama 10
Synagogues 10
Tents 10
Rehabilitation 9
Plaques (Flat objects) 8
Dairy farms 7
Kitchens 7
Halloween 6
Printing plants 6
Treatment and prognosis 6
X-rays 6
Beds 5
Cows 5
Entertainers 5
Barns 4
Corporate minutes 4
Jewish physicians 4
Medicine 4
Reading 4
Teachers 4
Boys 3
Food 3
Jewish women 3
Musicians 3
New York (N.Y.) 3
Occupational therapy 3
Torah scrolls 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 care 2
Medical instruments and apparatus 2
Medical personnel and patient 2
Nursing 2
Paste-up (Printing) 2
Physical therapy 2
Picnics 2
Printers 2
Rabbis 2
Radiotherapy 2
Snapshots 2
Stores, Retail 2
Thermotherapy 2
Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Colorado -- Denver 2
Women patients 2
Albums (books) 1
Animals 1
Architectural drawings (Visual works) 1
Authors 1
Awards 1
Band musicians 1
Blackface entertainers 1
Books and reading 1
Buildings -- Design and construction 1
Business correspondence 1
Cancer -- Research -- Colorado 1
Comedians 1
Construction drawings 1
Cooks 1
Cookware 1
Cooperative societies 1
Corn 1
Correspondence 1
Dance 1
Dining rooms 1
Education 1
Ephemera (General) 1
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