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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 340 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Campus - Little Town, 1950

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Identifier: B002.04.0341.0004.00001
Abstract

View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) campus from the Women's Pavilion. 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.

Dates: 1950

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Farm Activities, between 1930-1939

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Identifier: B002.04.0340.0004.00001
Abstract

Collage featuring five photographs of farm activities at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) farm. 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. The photographs are mounted on a cardboard sheet with brown tape around the edges.

Dates: between 1930-1939

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Merry Makers, 1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00025
Abstract

Patients perform in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) Merry Makers production of 'Whoopie.' 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: 1929

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Minstrel Show, 1928

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00024
Abstract

Patients perform in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) Minstrel Show in 1928. Several of the performers wear blackface, a style of theatrical makeup that was popular at the time. 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: 1928