Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

An unidentified man bringing store goods into patient rooms of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).Three women patients are sitting in bed. 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.

Art book with gray paper overlay cover written and designed by Max Sherman, 2011, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Based on the life of Lazarus Bearman, a tuberculosis patient at JCRS.

Art book with ivory paper with hand-made paper overlay cover written and designed by Lauren Mae Cales, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Based on the life of Goldie Sudnovsky, tuberculosis patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.

''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.

Art book with white paper and green triangle design cover written and designed by Chris Holder, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Based on the life of Dr. Ali Kuci, tuberculosis patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. During his stay at the JCRS, Dr. Kuci wrote a first-hand account of his last days at Dachau Concentration Camp and the Art book is based on his account.