Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 439 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Staff Residence, between 1920-1929
Residence of staff of the 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.
JCRS Waiter, between 1900-1930
A man identified as Frenburg poses in a waiter's uniform in front of a brick building. 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.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Blanket, circa 1930-1950
Tan and dark brown blanket bearing the words, ''J.C.R.S. Denver, Colo.'' There is a rectangular checkerboard pattern which runs parallel to the perimeters of the blanket itself. One side of the blankets is primarily tan with dark brown accents and the reverse side is dark brown with tan accents. Identical to B002.16.0347.00002.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Campus Drawing, 1923
The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) campus includes the crop fields, the main buildings and tent cottages. 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. This photograph of a birds-eye view drawing is mounted on cardboard 12.5 x 21 inches.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Campus - Little Town, 1950
View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) campus from the Women's Pavilion. 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.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Farm Activities, between 1930-1939
Collage featuring five photographs of farm activities at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) farm. 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. The photographs are mounted on a cardboard sheet with brown tape around the edges.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Merry Makers, 1929
Patients perform in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) Merry Makers production of 'Whoopie.' 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.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Minstrel Show, 1928
Patients perform in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) Minstrel Show in 1928. Several of the performers wear blackface, a style of theatrical makeup that was popular at the time. 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.