Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

Samuel Krone salts meat at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Rev. Krone was the Mashgiach (kosher supervisor) for over 18 years at the JCRS. Food served to the patients was strictly kosher. 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.

Max Bieler's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (22), place of birth (Austria), and occupation (plumber). He was single and his nearest relative was his father in N.Y.C. On the backside it reads he was admitted as an emergency case on November 9, 1906, and left on November 13, 1906.

Max Bieler's fourth handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (28), place of birth (Austria), and occupation (plumber). He was single and his nearest relatives were his mother and brother-in-law in N.Y.C, and a friend in Denver. On the backside it reads he was admitted on August 5, 1911, and left on April 17, 1912.

Max Bieler's second handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (25), place of birth (Austria), and occupation (plumber). He was single and his nearest relative was his mother in N.Y.C. On the backside it reads he was admitted as an emergency case on May 12, 1908, and left on May 29, 1908.

Max Bieler's third handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (27), place of birth (Austria), and occupation (plumber). He was single and his nearest relative was his mother in N.Y.C. On the backside it reads he was admitted on February 21, 1911, and left on May 21, 1911.

Two unidentified men in the meat kitchen 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.

The Medical Building 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.

The medical library in the I. Rude Medical Building 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 of Denver.

Four male medical staff members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), seated around a table. On the wall behind them there are several sets of chest x-rays. 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.

Memorial plaques 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 sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.