Ultraviolet Radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941
Abstract
A female patient undergoing ultraviolet radiation at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).This treatment was used to kill tubercle bacilli germs. 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.
Dates
- circa 1941
Creator
- Mile High Photo Company (Denver, Colo.) (Photographer, Organization)
Digital Repository
Ultraviolet Radiation 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 8 x 10 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: ''#462 JCRS Patient Activities''. On back of photograph: ''#462 JCRS Portable ultra-violet lamps are used extensively at the Denver Sanatorium of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in the treatment of its patients. Feet and legs are not immune to tubercle bacilli, but the germs cannot live in the penetrating light from this lamp. 10-21-41''
Creator
- Mile High Photo Company (Denver, Colo.) (Photographer, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository