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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:

Limousine in Front of Texas Pavilion for Women at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1940-1950

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0049.00001
Abstract

An unidentified woman shakes hands with a physician in front of a limousine belonging to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The limousine is parked in front of the Texas Pavilion for Women 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 of Denver.

Dates: 1940-1950

Limousine in Front of the Texas Pavilion for Women, between 1940-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00080
Abstract An unidentified female patient shakes hands with Dr. William S. Kline in front of a limousine at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The limousine is parked in front of the Texas Pavilion for Women 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of...
Dates: between 1940-1950

Medical Staff Banquet of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00044
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Attendees of a banquet for Medical Staff of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. Charles Spivak, and Dr. Isador Bronfin sit center. 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 1926

Medical Staff of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1951

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00050
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Four male medical staff members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), seated around a table. On the wall behind them there are several sets of chest x-rays. 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 1951

Ninth Annual Report for the Year 1912, 1913

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0009.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on April 27, 1913, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1912, and ending December 31, 1912; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 218 patients were treated in 1912. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...
Dates: 1913

Oil Painting of Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, circa 1940

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Identifier: B002.16.0343.00001
Abstract Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was one of the founders of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in 1904 and was president of the JCRS for 44 years until his death in 1948. 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...
Dates: circa 1940

Oral History Interview with Ben Blumberg, 1977 November 18

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Identifier: B098.05.0008.00003
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Topics covered: Family history, life in Denver, working for the Rocky Mountain News and starting the West End Press; B'nai B'rith and several other organizations: JCC, JCRS, Rose Medical Center, Allied Jewish Federation. Index in file B098.18.0022.0008.

Dates: 1977 November 18

Patient Examination at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00085
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A patient under examination 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.

Dates: between 1920-1950

Patient Typing at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00069
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An unidentified woman patient typing on a typewriter at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Typing may have been part of the rehabilitation program at 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.

Dates: between 1940-1960

Patient Undergoing Physiotherapy at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00068
Abstract

An unidentified woman patient receiving physiotherapy at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified man is conducting the therapy while a nurse is assisting him. 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: between 1940-1960