Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

The Texas Pavilion 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

The campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), facing the Texas Pavilion 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 Denver.

The Texas Pavilion for Women Building on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) opened in 1927. 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. As of 2009, the Texas Pavilion was being used as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

View of the Texas Pavilion for Women on the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) campus from the doorway of another 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.

The Texas Pavilion for Women at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) Sanatorium. 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.

Exterior of the Texas Pavilion for Women 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Exterior of the Texas Pavilion for Women building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). This postcard is from a set of photographs 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 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.

Tillie Gleaner's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (43), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (housework). She was married and had 6 children, and her nearest relative was her husband in California. On the backside it reads she was admitted as an emergency case on August 16, 1911, and left on August 23, 1911.

Tony Friedman's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (26), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (shipping clerk). He was single and his nearest relatie was his brother, in New Jersey. On the back side it reads he was admitted on November 27, 1911, and discharged on January 24, 1912.