Denver (Colo.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
National Jewish Hospital Records
Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract
In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates:
1892-2017
Patients Completing Needlework at National Jewish Hospital, circa 1915
Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00014
Abstract
Copy photograph of unidentified female patients completing needlework and crafts as part of a rehabilitation program at National Jewish Hospital in Denver Colorado. Photo is printed in reverse.
Dates:
circa 1915
Patients Outside at National Jewish Hospital, circa 1915
Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00013
Abstract
Copy photograph of unidentified patients laying outside in the open air at National Jewish Hospital in Denver Colorado. Photo is printed reversed.
Dates:
circa 1915