Dr. and Mrs. Isidor Bronfin with Dr. Spivak, between 1904-1927

Item

Identifier: B063.03.0019.00002

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Abstract

Dr. Isidor Bronfin and his wife with Dr. Charles Spivak and a group of unidentified people. Dr. Bronfin and his wife are on the left and Dr. Spivak is holding his hat near the center of the photograph. Mr. Spivak was a founder of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Isidor Bronfin was a physician and tuberculosis specialist with 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue, just outside of Denver. Dr. Spivak also served as executive secretary from 1904 until his death in 1929.

Dates

between 1904-1927

Digital Repository

Dr. and Mrs. Isidor Bronfin with Dr. Spivak

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope: ''#180 JCRS group of pictures''. On back of photograph: ''Dr. and Mrs. I. D. Bronfin in left of photo; Dr. Spivak in center with hat in hand JCRS Dr. Bronfin L. Rear #180''.

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Extent

1 Photographic Prints (photograph) : good, black and white ; 4 x 5 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.

Provenance

Accession # 1271, Donated by AMC Cancer Research Center as part of the JCRS Records.

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope: ''#180 JCRS group of pictures''. On back of photograph: ''Dr. and Mrs. I. D. Bronfin in left of photo; Dr. Spivak in center with hat in hand JCRS Dr. Bronfin L. Rear #180''.