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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 5257 Collections and/or Records:

Tower of Hope on JCRS Campus, between 1930-1950

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0341.0003.00001
Abstract

Tower of Hope entrance to the main building at 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver. Photograph appears in the brochure for the Fifteenth Annual conference of representatives of JCRS Auxiliaries, August 25-29, 1950.

Dates: between 1930-1950

Tree of Life, 1955

 Item — Object B002.16.0382: Series B002.16 [Barcode: U186023282883]
Identifier: B002.16.0382
Abstract

"Tree of Life" painting representing the Kansas City Auxilliary chapter. Tree trunk has the Rabenowitz family, leaves on the tree and the ground also contain donor names.

Dates: 1955

Tri-Boro and St. Louis Auxiliary Buildings, between 1945-1955

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Identifier: B002.04.0341.0010.00001
Abstract

A photograph of the Doorway to Tri-Boro Dinning Hall and a photograph of the St. Louis Ladies Auxiliary building mounted on cardboard 11 x 14 inches with a slate colored cover.

Dates: between 1945-1955

Twenty-second Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1926

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0023.00001
Abstract

Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1925, and ending December 31, 1925; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. Includes images of new buildings, a new 135-foot water tank, and statistical data about patients for 1925. Published as volume 20, number 3 (July, August, September 1926) of The Sanatorium.

Dates: 1926

Twin City Benevolent Society Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00028
Abstract The Twin City Benevolent Society Bed Dedication Ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Man in the center holds a plaque that says ''ENDOWED BY, THE TWIN CITY BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, ROCK ISLAND IL., 1920.'' 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: after 1926

Two Unidentified Men Enter the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1965

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Identifier: B002.04.0342.0008.00001
Abstract

Two unidentified men walk into the front entrance of a building on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A nurse holds open the door and one man holds a suitcase. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men 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: between 1940-1965

Two Unidentified Men with Certificate, between 1940-1955

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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00014
Abstract

Two unidentified men standing on a stage holding a certificate or plaque.

Dates: between 1940-1955

Ultraviolet Radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00061
Abstract

A female patient undergoing ultraviolet radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).This treatment was used to kill tubercle bacilli germs. 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 1941

Unidentified Boy Performing at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00041
Abstract

An unknown young boy performing for patients at 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 1930-1950

Unidentified Event at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00096
Abstract

An unidentified event on the lawn of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A large crowd has gathered and a band performs. 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 1910-1940