Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Physiotherapy Department at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960
Item
Identifier: B063.03.0003.00093
Abstract
Entrance to the Max Straus Physiotherapy Department, on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified female nurse is pushing an unidentified male patient through the entrance. 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 1920-1960