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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 345 Collections and/or Records:

Simon Zuriat with Noah Allen, between 1950-1970

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00017
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Simon Zuriat, man of the year with Noah W. Allen.

Dates: between 1950-1970

Sixth Annual Meeting of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1910

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00006
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Large crowd gathering for the Sixth Annual Meeting 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.

Dates: circa 1910

Solarium, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00054.00004
Abstract Exterior view of the Solarium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), which featured windows on all sides to allow sunlight and fresh air for patients inside where patients would undergo heliotherapy. In the 1920s, heliotherapy was considered therapeutic for tuberculosis patients. 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....
Dates: between 1920-1929

Spinal Tuberculosis Patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1942 February 18

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00062
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A female patient who has Spinal Tuberculosis at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The patient is in a cast and unable to raise her head. She uses a mirror above her bed to see throughout the room. 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: 1942 February 18

St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00044
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Exterior of the St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House on the campus 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.

Dates: between 1910-1950

St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00015
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The St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified woman is seated on the front porch. 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 1910-1940

St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00016
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The St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House 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.

Dates: between 1910-1940

Staff Banquet, 1927

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00055
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Several men in tuxedos sit around a u-shaped table at a JCRS staff banquet in honor of Dr. Isidore Bronfin. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. Charles Spivak, and Dr. Isador Bronfin sit center. 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: 1927

Staff Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00009
Abstract Left to right: Dr. Isidor Bronfin, JCRS medical superintendent and tuberculosis specialist; Denver Judge Ben Lindsey of the juvenile court; Dr. Leo Tepley, JCRS physician; Clarence Darrow, Scopes trial lawyer; and Dr. Charles Spivak, physician and founder of the 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...
Dates: circa 1926

Staff Residence, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00053.00003
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Staff residence building at JCRS. An unidentified woman sits on the front porch.

Dates: between 1911-1940