Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 6172 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Buildings - Contact Sheets, between 1970-1975
Contact sheets with exterior and interior views of buildings 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.
JCRS Campus, circa 1940
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) campus as viewed from the air. 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. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research Center).
JCRS Chess Trophy, 1949
Bronze 1949 Chess Trophy with plastic base and eagles on each side of the cup.
JCRS Commemorative China Plate, early-mid 20th century
Blue china plate with the New York Building in middle and other buildings around rim. Blue lettering on back of plate about JCRS. The plate was made by the Kettlesprings Kiln, Alliance, Ohio.
JCRS Dining Hall, between 1920-1929
Dining Hall building at 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.
JCRS Doctor administers cancer treatment, 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.
JCRS Doctor and nurse examine a patient, 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.
JCRS Doctor examines patient's eye using an Ophthalmoscope, 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.
JCRS Farm, between 1920-1929
Several barns and shelters of the JCRS farm in a field. 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.
JCRS Gate, between 1920-1929
Entrance gate at JCRS. Plaques on the gate read "Erected by Mrs. Isaac Solomon and children in memory of beloved husband and father [illegible]" in English and Hebrew. 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.