Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:
Old Library, Women's Quarters and Tents at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1907
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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00051
Abstract
The grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Tent cottages are pictured on the left and to the right is a brick building which housed the old library and women's quarters. In the background is the barn which housed a herd of dairy cattle. 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...
Dates:
circa 1907
Original Office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1915
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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0042.00001
Abstract
Interior view of the original administrative office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) with Dr. Charles Spivak, and his associates. Spivak, center, sits at a desk with a photograph of his friend, the Yiddish poet Yehoash (Solomon Bloomgarden), in front of him. Business manager Ben Friedland talks on the telephone. An unidentified man sits in front, and an unidentified woman sits at left in the JCRS business office. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was...
Dates:
circa 1915
Panoramic View of a Group and the Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1950
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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0005.00002
Abstract
View of a group standing on a circle drive on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). There is platform set up in front of them and buses are parked on a road on the right. The view is taken from the Texas Pavilion for Women, facing east. On the right of the photograph is the Isaac Solomon Synagogue, originally known as the Beth Jacob Synagogue. In the distant background is the Tower of Hope on the Main Building. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that...
Dates:
between 1940-1950
Panoramic View of Main Building and Solarium, circa 1921
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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0004.00001
Abstract
View of the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), including the main building for men and the solarium. 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:
circa 1921
Patient Tents at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1929
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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00099
Abstract
Tents used for patient housing on the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) campus. Workers and patients are pictured in front of the tents. For many years the JCRS featured both individual patient tent cottages, as well as indoor patient wards. 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...
Dates:
between 1920-1929
Remodeling of the New York Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1946
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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00064
Abstract
The New York Building during remodeling, on the campus of 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:
circa 1946
Restored Tent at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1979 September
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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00018
Abstract
A restored tent cottage with two unidentified people standing in the entrance, 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.
Dates:
1979 September
Science Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960
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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00010
Abstract
One of the science buildings on the campus of 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. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research...
Dates:
between 1940-1960
Science Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1945-1960
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Identifier: B002.04.0214.0001.00011
Abstract
One of the science buildings on the campus of 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. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research...
Dates:
between 1945-1960
Solarium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1929
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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00100
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