Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
Three Women Patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1929
''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 Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930
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.
Ultraviolet Radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941
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.
Unidentified Portraits, circa 1915
Contains 11 folders with photographs in box with 29 folders from series 4 through 8 and 10.