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West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 789 Collections and/or Records:

Corn Crop at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00014
Abstract

A crop of corn growing at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Two unidentified women patients are standing in the field to emphasize the height of the stalks. 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 1940

Cornerstone of New York Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1914

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00006
Abstract A group of people at the cornerstone ceremony for the New York Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The engraved cornerstone that says: ''Erected by the New York Ladies' Auxiliary. J.C.R.S., 5674, 1914'' is being placed. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz stands center left, Dr. Charles Spivak stands center, and Rabbi Charles Kauvar stands second from right. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along...
Dates: circa 1914

Costume Party at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1931

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00088
Abstract

A costume party at 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1931

Council Picnic, 1936 July 09

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0011.00117
Abstract

Several children, from young ones to teenagers, sit at a long table outside. The two girls in the foreground have crutches.

Dates: 1936 July 09

Council Picnic, 1936 July 09

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00118
Abstract

A group of unidentified men and women pose on the steps of a brick building.

Dates: 1936 July 09

Council Picnic, 1936 July 09

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0011.00119
Abstract

Several children ride on a hay wagon.

Dates: 1936 July 09

Cow at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00009
Abstract

A bull cow on the farm 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1930

Cows in the Milking Barn of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1941 January 31

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00016
Abstract

Holstein cow standing in their stalls at the milking barn 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: 1941 January 31

Creating Communities Digitized Images

 Collection
Identifier: B406
Abstract The Denver Public Library began the Creating Communities Project in 2008. The library and partners, including the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS), contributed information and digitized images on different Denver neighborhoods. RMJHS contributed images of the West Colfax Jewish neighborhood. In 2012, the project expanded to digitize photographs of individual families. On July 23, 2012, RMJHS and the Denver Public Library had an ice cream social and digitized photographs of...
Dates: Digitization: 2012

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

 Item
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