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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Patients in Room at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1907-1920

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0216.0110.00001
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1907-1920

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