Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

Art book with black textured book jacket, white softcover, off-white pages and black type; written, designed and created by Matt Welch, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Inspired by the files of twin brothers Arthur and Gilbert Swan, tuberculosis patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, #8548 and #8744.

''The Trio'' - Billy (left), Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks (center) and Fritzie (right), all patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in Denver, Colorado. JCRS was a treatment facility for tuberculosis patients and was founded in 1904. It was located on West Colfax Avenue in what is now Lakewood, Colorado.

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Unidentified men and women are seated in the audience. 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.

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.

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.

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.

An unknown girl 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.

This is a bound "Visitors' Register" ledger book of the visitors that came to see patients at the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society (JCRS) hospital. The book lists visitors' information, including the date, their name, street address, and city. The register starts in January of 1930 and ends in March of 1964. The names of patients that the visitors were there to see is not included in the ledger. This JCRS visitor register is a large, bound book.

A ward for patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The doors and windows are open to allow patients to receive the benefits of fresh air and sunshine even while being indoors. 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.