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West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 789 Collections and/or Records:

Interior of the Mary Harris Auditorium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1941-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00077
Abstract Interior of Mary Harris Auditorium, on 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver. The auditorium was built in 1941 and is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and...
Dates: between 1941-1960

Interior of the Mary Harris Auditorium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1941-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00062
Abstract Interior of the Mary Harris Auditorium, on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The auditorium was built in 1941 and is still being used today as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. 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...
Dates: between 1941-1960

Interior View of the Star Bakery, circa 1920

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Identifier: B063.01.0001.00010
Abstract Members of the Boscowitz and Rubin families stand in the Star Bakery store surrounded by loaves of bread. Pictured from left to right are Rudy Boscowitz (Boscoe), Elya (Eli) Rubin, Eva Boscowitz Rubin and Sam Boscowitz (Boscoe). Located at 2744 West Colfax in Denver, Colorado, the Star Bread Company (operating as Star Bakery) was founded by East European immigrants Eva and Jacob Boscowitz in 1907. After her husband's death in 1909, Eva Boscowitz continued to operate the store, later marrying...
Dates: circa 1920

Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt, circa 1945

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Identifier: B315.01.00015
Abstract

Isadore (Shea) and Yetta Prezant Levitt are standing on a sidewalk at 15th and Grove streets near their home in Denver, Colorado. Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt came from Russia and settled in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood around West Colfax Avenue in Denver.

Dates: circa 1945

Isadore and Yetta Prezant Levitt 50th Wedding Anniversary, circa 1948

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Identifier: B315.01.00003
Abstract Isadore (Shea) and Yetta Prezant Levitt are standing inside the Congregation Zera Abraham synagogue in a full-length portrait. Yetta Levitt is wearing a dress with a corsage and Isadore Levitt is wearing a suit and hat with a boutonnière. They came from Russia in the early 1900s and settled in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood around West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The Zera Abraham synagogue, at 1560 Julian street, was founded in 1887 by former colonists in Cotopaxi,...
Dates: circa 1948

Isidore Hurwitz Library, between 1920-1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00103
Abstract

The Isidore Hurwitz Library on the JCRS campus. 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 1920-1929

Isidore Hurwitz Library and Post Office, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00053.00001
Abstract

An unidentified man stands in front of the Isidore Hurwitz Library at JCRS.

Dates: between 1911-1940

Isidore Hurwitz Library of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1920

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00019
Abstract

Exterior of the Isidore Hurwitz Library on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A crowd of unidentified people are standing in front of the library. 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 1910-1920

Isidore Hurwitz Library of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1920

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00020
Abstract

Exterior of the Isidore Hurwitz Library on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A crowd of unidentified people are standing in front of the library. 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 1910-1920

Isidore Hurwitz Library of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00057
Abstract

Interior of the Isidore Hurwitz Library at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Unidentified men and women are seated around various tables and reading materials. 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 1930-1940