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Group homes for children

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 249 Collections and/or Records:

Fannie Lorber at Sheltering Home, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00003
Abstract

Fannie E. Lorber stands between two unidentified men in front of the National Home for Jewish Children. Mrs. Lorber was one of the founders of the Denver Sheltering Home, which opened in 1908.

Dates: between 1940-1960

Female juvenile patients playing on the lawn at National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, circa 1907

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00104
Abstract

Four girls in dresses sit on the lawn at National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives in Denver, Colorado. Three girls are playing with toys, while one is sewing. The National Jewish Hospital (NJH) worked to prevent tuberculosis by accepting children who seemed susceptible to the disease, while offering good nutrition and plenty of fresh air to keep them healthy. The hospital was founded in 1899.

Dates: circa 1907

Founders of the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children, circa 1907

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00094
Abstract Promotional note card from National Jewish Medical and Research Center showing the founders of the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children. From left to right are Jennie Kantrowitz, Mollie Lifshutz, Bessie Willens, Mary Augenblich, Fannie Lorber and Sadie Francis. The Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children was founded in 1907 to care for children whose parents were victims of tuberculosis. It later evolved into the National Home for Asthmatic Children and eventually merged with...
Dates: circa 1907

Girls of the National Asthma Center, between 1970-1980

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Identifier: B089.12.0020.0009.00005
Abstract Group of unidentified girl patients from the National Asthma Center smiling for a photograph. The National Asthma Center's history began in 1907 as the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children, which was a refuge for lower-income children whose parents were being treated for tuberculosis, or had passed away from tuberculosis. In 1928 the institution changed names to the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver. In 1953, the name changed to the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic...
Dates: between 1970-1980

Girls Playing a Game at the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, circa 1953

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Identifier: B089.12.0020.0025.00001
Abstract

A group of girls sit in a circle and toss a ball to one another, outside the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver. The Home's history began in 1907 as a refuge for lower-income children whose parents were being treated for tuberculosis, or had passed away from tuberculosis. It has changed names several times, changing its focus to asthmatic children in 1953.

Dates: circa 1953

Hobbies at the National Jewish Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, 1947 February

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00083
Abstract

A group of unidentified boys using saws to cut wood for a hobby project. The boys were in the care of the National Jewish Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver, which later became part of the National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: 1947 February

Indiana Pacers with Children of the National Asthma Center, between 1970-1980

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Identifier: B089.12.0020.0009.00001
Abstract Three members of the Indiana Pacers basketball team stand with children from the National Asthma Center. The National Asthma Center's history began in 1907 as the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children, which was a refuge for lower-income children whose parents were being treated for tuberculosis, or had passed away from tuberculosis. In 1928 the institution changed names to the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver. In 1953, the name changed to the Jewish National Home for...
Dates: between 1970-1980

John Kirkland Throws Frisbees at a Benefit for the National Asthma Center, between 1973-1978

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Identifier: B089.12.0019.0016.00003
Abstract John Kirkland throws frisbees at a benefit for the National Asthma Center. The event was called the Great KIMN Funky Frisbee Fly-In and was held at Denver Public Schools Stadium, 1450 S. Franklin Street, Denver, Colorado. The National Asthma Center's history began in 1907, which was a refuge for lower-income children whose parents were being treated for tuberculosis, or had passed away from tuberculosis. In 1928 the institution changed names to the National Home for Jewish Children in...
Dates: between 1973-1978

Juvenile male patients posed in the garden at National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, circa 1907

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00105
Abstract

Two young men stand on either side of garden foliage in the garden of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, Denver, Colo., founded in 1899. In 1907 the name of the hospital changed to the National Asthma Center. It later became the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital, National Jewish Hospital/National Asthma Center (1978), and National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine (1985).

Dates: circa 1907

Letter to Dr. C. D. Spivak, 1916 October 27

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Identifier: B002.01.0112.0142.00009
Abstract

Letter to Dr. C. D. Spivak from JCRS superintendent that Ida Malbin had been transferred to the Denver Sheltering Home.

Dates: 1916 October 27