West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)
Found in 789 Collections and/or Records:
Bookbinding and Print Shop of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1940
Bookbinding at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1940s
Postcard of patients learning bookbinding as part of their rehabilitation 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue, just outside of Denver.
Bookbinding Department of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940
Box 1, 1914-1930
Box 6, 1936-1989
Photographs of West Side residents when they were children and photographs taken at the 1985 reunion.
Bronfin Family at JCRS, circa 1920
Elizabeth (Rothbardt) Bronfin sits on a swing with her son Leon Bronfin standing on the seat behind her holding the swing's ropes. Dr. Isadore Bronfin stands behind both of them. The Main Building of JCRS can be seen behind them.
Bronze Statue of Frances Wisebart Jacobs, circa 1987
Bronze statue is an artist's rendering of Frances Wisebart Jacobs holding her bag of soaps and medicines. The plaque affixed to the base of statue explains Jacob's ties with National Jewish Hospital, which was founded in her memory. The statue is located in the National Jewish Center, Denver, Colo.
Bronze Statue of Frances Wisebart Jacobs, circa 1987
Bronze statue is an artist's rendering of Frances Wisebart Jacobs holding her bag of soaps and medicines. The plaque affixed to the base of statue explains Jacob's ties with National Jewish Hospital, which was founded in her memory. The statue is located in the National Jewish Center, Denver, Colo.
Building Appreciation Plaque for the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1921
Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1950-1960
Aerial view of the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Pictured are the Texas Pavilion and tent cottages. 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.