Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1930 August 3
Abstract
Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, a patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) stands with her back to wall outside the Main Building on the JCRS campus. The reflection of mountains can be seen in the window pane above the door. 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.
Dates
- 1930 August 3
Digital Repository
Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society
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Extent
1 Items (photograph)
Scope and Contents
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 front of photograph: ''Meditating, Fondly Mickey, Colo- Aug. 3/30.'' Handwritten on envelope: ''#429 JCRS 1929.'' On back of photograph: ''Note the reflection of mts, in the pane above door. Bertha Marks (nicknamed Mickey) Au 3 1930 #429 donor Ruth Cluff.''
Creator
- From the Collection: University of Denver. Center for Judaic Studies. Ira M. Beck Memorial Collection of Rocky Mountain Jewish History (Organization)
- From the Collection: Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository