Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 5978 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Virginia Downing (Chief of Cancer Chemotherapy) and Dr. Chamoun D. Chamoun discussing patient condition, after 1955
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.
Draft Horses at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1940
A group of seven draft horses on the farm at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Two unidentified men are standing with the horses, holding on to lead ropes attached to their halters. 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.
Drawing of Rabbi Reading, 1923
Ink drawing by Olga Margolis shows a Rabbi in a prayer shawl reading a book.
Dressed for the Occasion: The Story of Alvin Ehrlich, 2009
Art book with beige textured fabric softcover, cream-colored pages and black type; written, designed and created by Melissa Dagley a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Inspired by the file of Alvin Ehrlich, a tuberculosis patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, #11336.
Drug and Prescription Department at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1938-1950
Interior of the Drug and Prescription Department, part of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A resident pharmacist, Alex J. Stark, is preparing a prescription. 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.
Duplicate Application for Bluma Eisenberg to JCRS
Application for admittance to JCRS filled out by hand for Bluma Eisenberg and dated November 9, 1905. Information on the form includes her age, birth place, occupation, residence, marital status, nearest relatives, and signed by Bluma Eisenberg. The back of the form has sections titled "Report of Medical Advisory Board," blank, and "Report of Executive Committee," blank. The middle section of the back reads "Application of," and is also blank.
Early Board Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1924
Early Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1912-1950
The early campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) features the operating room, which later became an administration building, women's living quarters, laundry and tent buildings. 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.
Early Gate at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1917
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 of Denver.
Early JCRS Patient, circa 1901
Formal studio portrait of Satuloff, an early patient at the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society in Denver, Colorado.