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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Patient Drinks Milk from the Dairy of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0011.00048
Abstract

An unidentified patient drinks milk from the dairy 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 of Denver.

Dates: between 1930-1950