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West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 789 Collections and/or Records:

Chest X-Rays at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1933

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00042
Abstract

Chest x-rays 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.

Dates: circa 1933

Children Clog Dance at the National Home for Jewish Children at Denver, between 1928-1940

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Identifier: B089.12.0020.0027.00009
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A group of children clog dance on stage at the National Home for Jewish Children at Denver. The National Home for Jewish Children at Denver 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.

Dates: between 1928-1940

Children Play in a Fountain at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver, 1942 July

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Identifier: B089.12.0020.0027.00001
Abstract A group of boys and girls play in a fountain at the National Home for Jewish Children at Denver. The National Home for Jewish Children at Denver 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 died 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: 1942 July

Cincinnati Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Bed Dedication, after 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00030
Abstract The Cincinnati Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Bed Dedication Ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Philip Hillkowitz hods a bed plaque that says '' ENDOWED BY, THE CINCINNATI JEWISH CONSUMPTIVES, RELIEF SOCIETY, 1921.'' 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...
Dates: after 1926

Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary Bed Dedication, after 1917

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00017
Abstract A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary donated the bed pictured. Dr. Charles Spivak stands in the back to the right and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz stands in back center. An unidentified woman holds a plaque that reads: ''Cleveland Ladies Auxiliary, J.C.R.S., 1917.'' 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...
Dates: after 1917

Closing Day Group Picture behind Counter, 2005

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Identifier: B390.02.0002.00038
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Photograph shows a group of Tobin family members behind the counter inside Tobin's Pharmacy. They are celebrating the closing of the pharmacy. Photograph is in color.

Dates: 2005

Closing Day Large Group Picture in Pharmacy, 2005

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Identifier: B390.02.0002.00040
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Photograph shows a large family group posing inside of Tobin's Pharmacy on closing day in 2005. Photograph is in color.

Dates: 2005

Closing Tobin's Pharmacy, 2005

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Identifier: B390.02.0002.00039
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Photograph shows a man locking the front door of Tobin's Pharmacy at night, presumably for the last time at the end of closing day. Photograph is in color.

Dates: 2005

Construction of the Mary Harris Auditorium at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00021
Abstract The Mary Harris Auditorium under construction 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. The auditorium was built in 1941 and is still being used today on the campus of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and...
Dates: circa 1941

Cooperative Store at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00026
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Interior of the Cooperative Store on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The store was located in the Business Office. 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 Denver.

Dates: between 1910-1960