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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

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Found in 3275 Collections and/or Records:

Falsetto: Isaac Victor's Tragic Melody, 2009

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Identifier: B354.01.0004.00001
Abstract

Art book with hard black cover, written and designed by Autumn Rae Wallace, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Based on the life of Isaac Victor, a tuberculosis patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.

Dates: 2009

Famous Troupe Amuses the Sick at a Famous Sanatorium, 1929 August 4

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Identifier: B296.01.0001.00002.00023
Abstract Newspaper clipping of a photograph of a traveling theater company's performance at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in August 1929. Caption misidentifies director Maurice Schwarz's New York company, the Yiddish Art Theatre, as the [by-then defunct] Jewish Art Theatre. JCRS Sanatorium superintendent Herman Schwatt, M.D. is shown in the upper row, second from left. The newpaper clipping is from the Jewish Daily Forward, and was found in a scrapbook created by singer and actor...
Dates: 1929 August 4

Fanny Reeder's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 14

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0153.00001
Abstract Application form of Fanny Reeder for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. She was age 24 at the time of the application. She was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1905. She lived in Chicago when she contracted tuberculosis. She had been sick for twelve months upon her arrival to Denver, Colorado. She was divorced. Her occupation states she worked as a tailor. The verso of the application states she was admitted on October 16, 1911, and was...
Dates: 1911 September 14

Fifth Annual Report, 1909

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0005.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on February 28, 1909, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1908, and ending December 31, 1908; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 243 patients were treated in 1908. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...
Dates: 1909

First Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society at Denver, Colo., 1905

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0001.00001
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Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on January 29, 1905, and its operations and finances for the period of incorporation on June 25, 1904 to January 1, 1905; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that the first patients (six males and one female) were admitted on September 8, 1904. Includes images of the facility and a list of all donors.

Dates: 1905

First Synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1907

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00001
Abstract Exterior view of the first synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). This tent, donated by Mrs. Bath-Sheba Fleishman of Omaha, Neb., was erected in 1906. Signage on the roof and next to the door is in Hebrew. 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...
Dates: 1907

Fishman Laundry and Linen Room at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00061
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Interior of the Fishman Laundry and Linen Room on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified woman is seated at the table and is operating a sewing machine. 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.

Dates: between 1930-1940

Fitzsimons General Hospital Gate, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00120
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Gate over the road to Fitzsimons General Hospital. A large building can be seen in the distance. Over the gate is a caduceus and the name of the hospital written in metal.

Dates: between 1920-1929

Fourth Annual Report, 1908

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0004.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on February 23, 1908, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1907, and ending December 31, 1907; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 252 patients were treated in 1907. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including initials, age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a...
Dates: 1908

Fox Bed Dedication, after 1927

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00021
Abstract A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Philip Hillkowitz stands fifth from the left. An unidentified man and woman hold the bed plaque that says: ''Endowed by, David Fox, In loving memory of dear mother, Carrie Fox, 1927.'' 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...
Dates: after 1927