West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)
Found in 789 Collections and/or Records:
Israel and Rebecca Kortz, circa 1900
Full-length portrait of Israel Kortz in his suit and bowler hat and Rebecca Kortz in a dress and hat. She holds a parasol. The Kortz family originated in Brest Litovsk, Russia, and arrived in Denver, Colorado around 1885. The Kortz family and their descendants contributed to the development of Denver and its Jewish community.
Jacob S. Potofsky with an Unidentified Man, between 1930-1960
James Roosevelt at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1952 May 1
James Roosevelt (third from left) with a group of men at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Standing second from the right is M.J. Baum. 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.
James Roosevelt Visiting a Patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960
Jaysee Dairy Barn Under Construction at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1931
Exterior of the Jaysee Dairy Barn 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.
JCRS Campus, circa 1940
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) campus as viewed from the air. 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. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to cancer research and became the American Medical Center (AMC Cancer Research Center).
JCRS Dining Hall, between 1920-1929
Dining Hall building at 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.
JCRS Farm, between 1920-1929
Several barns and shelters of the JCRS farm in a field. 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.
JCRS Gate, between 1920-1929
Entrance gate at JCRS. Plaques on the gate read "Erected by Mrs. Isaac Solomon and children in memory of beloved husband and father [illegible]" in English and Hebrew. 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.
JCRS Ladies' Pavilion, between 1920-1929
New York Ladies Auxiliary Library Pavilion at JCRS. Four unidentified men are seated on benches in the yard. 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.