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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 316 Collections and/or Records:

Unknown Group Portrait Taken at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00097
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A group of unknown people standing in front of the Executive Offices Building 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: between 1930-1940

View of the Texas Building with Tents at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1950-1970

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Identifier: B063.03.0034.0004.00001
Abstract The Texas Building on the campus of the American Medical Center, which was formerly the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Some of the original tent cottages are visible in front of the building, while the Rocky Mountains are seen in the background. 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...
Dates: between 1950-1970

Vytautas ''Vyts'' Beliajus at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1953

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0081.00001
Abstract Vytautas ''Vyts'' Finadar Beliajus sits with folk dance music in front of him at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Vyts Beliajus was known as the ''Father of International Folk Dancing in the United States'' and was a patient at the JCRS. 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...
Dates: circa 1953

Ward at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1922-1930

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Identifier: B002.04.0216.0031.00001
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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.

Dates: between 1922-1930

X-Ray Equipment at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00023
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X-ray equipment 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 Denver.

Dates: circa 1941

Youth Basketball Team of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1955

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Identifier: B002.04.0217.0017.00001
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Team portrait of a youth basketball team 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1940-1955