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West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Aerial View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0003.00075
Abstract Aerial view of the campus 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 of Denver. It was the largest Jewish institution in the world for the treatment of tuberculosis. The JCRS property consisted of 148 acres with 34 buildings and 27...
Dates: between 1930-1960

Aerial View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0003.00099
Abstract Aerial view of the campus 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 of Denver. It was the largest Jewish institution in the world for the treatment of tuberculosis. The JCRS property consisted of 148 acres with 34 buildings and 27...
Dates: between 1930-1960

Bookbinding and Print Shop of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00031
Abstract

Interior of the bookbinding and print shop room of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A large group of men and women work on various tasks throughout the room. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients founded in 1904 by a group of physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Dairy Barn and Truck of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00015
Abstract

An unidentified man standing next to the dairy truck of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).The dairy barn is also visible in the background. 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: between 1940-1950