Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Patients in Room at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1907-1920
Two male patients lie in bed at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A nurse checks the pulse of one of the patients while an unidentified man stands next to one of the beds. 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.
Rude Building Conference Room at Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930
Interior of the I. Rude Medical Building Conference Room, on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Several chest X-rays are on display 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.