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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 3177 Collections and/or Records:

The Sanatorium Volumes 3-11, 1909 - 1917

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0206.00001

The Sanatorium Volumes 12-22, 1918 - 1927

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0206.00002

The Sunshine Girl, 2011

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Identifier: B354.01.0005.00007
Abstract

Art book with black hardcover, white pages and a book jacket with a black and white photograph of a tree scape; written, designed and created by Jennifer Boxhorn, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Inspired by the life of Dora Moscovics a tuberculosis patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, #2871.

Dates: 2011

The Swan Brothers: The Story of Arthur and Gilbert Swan, 2010

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Identifier: B354.01.0005.00013
Abstract

Art book with black textured book jacket, white softcover, off-white pages and black type; written, designed and created by Matt Welch, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Inspired by the files of twin brothers Arthur and Gilbert Swan, tuberculosis patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, #8548 and #8744.

Dates: 2010

Three Women Patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00064
Abstract

''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.

Dates: 1929

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00058
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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.

Dates: between 1920-1930

Two Unidentified Men Enter the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1965

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Identifier: B002.04.0342.0008.00001
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1940-1965

Ultraviolet Radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00061
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1941

Unidentified Boy Performing at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00041
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1930-1950

Unidentified Girl Performing at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00039
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1930-1950