Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sterilization Room at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1917
Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0026.00001
Abstract
The sterilization room at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified nurse stands near one of the autoclaves. 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 of Denver.
Dates:
circa 1917