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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 813 Collections and/or Records:

JCRS Nurses, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00115
Abstract

Two nurses dressed up for Halloween and possibly acting in a play. One is reading the other's palm.

Dates: between 1920-1929

JCRS Nurses' Home, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00107
Abstract

Home built for nurses 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 located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1929

JCRS Nurses with Patients, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00114
Abstract

Two nurses, an orderly, and six patients pose at JCRS. The hospital staff are in uniforms and the patients wear robes and slippers.

Dates: between 1920-1929

JCRS Rude Medical Building, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00111
Abstract

I. Rude Medical Building at JCRS on the main road. A man and a car are in front of the building. 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 1920-1929

JCRS Solarium, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00113
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

JCRS Staff, between 1900-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00082
Abstract

Dr. Frenburg stands between his wife and Miss Hume. 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.

Dates: between 1900-1930

JCRS Staff Residence, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00108
Abstract

Residence of staff 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 located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1929

JCRS Waiter, between 1900-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00080
Abstract

A man identified as Frenburg poses in a waiter's uniform in front of a brick building. 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.

Dates: between 1900-1930

Jennie Batchofsky's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 14

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0154.00001
Abstract Application form of Jennie Batchofsky for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. She was age 27 at the time of the application. She was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1905. She lived in Brooklyn, New York when she contracted tuberculosis. She had been sick for two years upon her arrival to Denver, Colorado. She was married and had one child. Her occupation states she worked as a housewife. She was in the Metropolitan Hospital of New York...
Dates: 1911 September 14

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Blanket, circa 1930-1950

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Identifier: B002.16.0347.00001
Abstract

Tan and dark brown blanket bearing the words, ''J.C.R.S. Denver, Colo.'' There is a rectangular checkerboard pattern which runs parallel to the perimeters of the blanket itself. One side of the blankets is primarily tan with dark brown accents and the reverse side is dark brown with tan accents. Identical to B002.16.0347.00002.

Dates: circa 1930-1950