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Portrait of Anna Naswitz of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1939 June 6

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00033

Abstract

Anna Naswitz, head nurse 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 Denver. Anna Naswitz was often considered the ''dynamic angel of mercy.''

Dates

  • 1939 June 6

Digital Repository

Portrait of Anna Naswitz of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society

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Extent

1 Items (photograph)

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.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good 5 x 3 inches black and white

Provenance

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

General

Title supplied by archivist.

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope:''#460 JCRS Staff''. On back of print ''Anna Naswitz head nurse, JCRS, dynamic angel of mercy went to NY to see family of patients during annual convention in NY.'' Stamped on back of photograph: ''Denver, Colo., Jun 6 1939.''

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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