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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 5978 Collections and/or Records:

Main Building With Tower of Hope at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1922

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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0002.00004
Abstract

The main building for men with the Tower of Hope 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 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: circa 1922

Main Entrance Gate of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1928

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00060
Abstract

Main entrance gate 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: 1928

Main Street at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1930

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Identifier: B002.04.0217.0003.00010
Abstract Main street or ''Broadway'' of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Patient tent cottages are visible on the left, the Texas Building for Women is visible at the far end and the Tri-Boro Dining Building is shown on the right. Patients and staff members can be seen on the dirt road as well as several automobiles. 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: circa 1930

Major Operating Room at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00036
Abstract

Interior of the major operating room used for collapsed lungs 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 1920-1950

Map Showing Numbers and Origins of Patients, circa 1937

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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0006.00001
Abstract

Map of the United States drawn on cardboard indicates the locality by state and country and the numbers of patients treated since the opening of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in Denver, Colorado from September 8, 1904 to October 1, 1937. The sanatorium treated 7502 patients by 1937. Map includes patients from Canada and Panama.

Dates: circa 1937

Marcus Loew Memorial Auditorium plaque, undated

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0178.00005
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: undated

Martin Mendelsberg Students' Art Books

 Collection
Identifier: B354
Abstract The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (RMCAD) campus was originally the campus of the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society. Former RMCAD professor Martin Mendelsberg designed a graphic design course that challenged his students to consider the power of storytelling through words and images. The subject matter for the project was the thousands of patients records from the JCRS in the Beck Archives. The books are a selection of the student work that was created during the tenure of that...
Dates: between 2004-2013

Mary Harris Auditorium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1941-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00058
Abstract

The Mary Harris Auditorium 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 auditorium was built in 1941 and is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Dates: between 1941-1950

Mary Harris Auditorium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00059
Abstract Drawing of the Mary Harris Auditorium, as a proposed 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 auditorium was built in 1941 and is still being used today as part of the Rocky...
Dates: circa 1940

Mary Harris Auditorium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00098.00004
Abstract

Exterior of the Mary Harris Auditorium 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.

Dates: between 1940-1960