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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 491 Collections and/or Records:

Cattle Farm at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1940

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Identifier: B002.04.0216.0065.00001
Abstract

Young cattle feed on the farm at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified man stands in a corral with the cattle, while another unidentified man in the background harnesses two horses. 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 1910-1940

C.D. Spivak Administration Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00098
Abstract

Exterior of the C.D. Spivak Administration 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.

Dates: between 1930-1960

C.D. Spivak Administration Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00056
Abstract

Exterior of the C.D. Spivak Administration 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.

Dates: between 1930-1960

Champion Cattle of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 September 11

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Identifier: B002.04.0216.0070.00001
Abstract Champion cows from the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) standing on the grounds of the JCRS farm. Pictured from left to right are Jaysee Tritomia Peerless Walker, Jaysee Ormsby Peerless Prince, Rispah Nirvana Segis, Ormsby Nirvana Segis and Carnation Peerless Butter King. All the cows won awards at the Colorado State Fair in 1938. 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...
Dates: 1938 September 11

Charles Miller Papers

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Identifier: B330
Abstract

Charles Miller was secretary of the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society (JCRS). The Jewish Consumptives Relief Society Collection opened in 1904 (in now Lakewood, Colorado) as a sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers. It operated until 1954 when it changed its focus to cancer research and became the American Medical Center. contains programs, photos, and scrapbooks related to Charles Miller from circa 1920 through 1958.

Dates: circa 1920-1957

Chest X-Rays, 1945 August

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00011
Abstract

Chest x-rays of an unidentified patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). X-rays were taken to see how badly tuberculosis had progressed in patients. 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: 1945 August

Chest X-Rays at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1933

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00042
Abstract

Chest x-rays 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.

Dates: circa 1933

Cincinnati Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Bed Dedication, after 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00030
Abstract The Cincinnati Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Bed Dedication Ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Philip Hillkowitz hods a bed plaque that says '' ENDOWED BY, THE CINCINNATI JEWISH CONSUMPTIVES, RELIEF SOCIETY, 1921.'' 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...
Dates: after 1926

Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary Bed Dedication, after 1917

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00017
Abstract A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary donated the bed pictured. Dr. Charles Spivak stands in the back to the right and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz stands in back center. An unidentified woman holds a plaque that reads: ''Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary, J.C.R.S., 1917.'' 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...
Dates: after 1917

Clinical Laboratory at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1919-1925

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0025.00001
Abstract

The Clinical Laboratory in the I. Rude Medical Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Two unidentified men work at a counter. 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: 1919-1925