Aerial View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960

Item

Identifier: B063.03.0003.00099

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Abstract

Aerial view of 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver. It was the largest Jewish institution in the world for the treatment of tuberculosis. The JCRS property consisted of 148 acres with 34 buildings and 27 cottage tents.

Dates

between 1930-1960

Creator

Jackson, Clyde A. (Photographer, Person)

Digital Repository

Aerial View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope: ''#453 JCRS Buildings, #453 JCRS Physical Plant''. On back of photograph: ''#453 JCRS''. Typed notes originally glued to back of the photograph:''This is an airplane view of the Denver Sanatorium of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. It is the largest Jewish institution in the world for the treatment of tuberculosis. Its property consists of 148 acres on which stand 34 buildings and 27 cottage tents. The Sanatorium provides free care and treatment to patients who cannot afford to pay. J.C.R.S. News Service Photo''.

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Extent

1 Photographic Prints (photograph) : good, black and white ; 8 x 10 inches

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by the Ira M. and Peryle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives of Jews in the Rocky Mountain region. The bulk of the photographs are from or related to various towns in Colorado, but the collection also contains photographs from other states in the western United States and other countries. There are some 19th century photograph types represented in the collection, including albumen prints, daguerrotypes, tintypes, post cards, colorized prints, cabinet cards, and cartes-de-visite.