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Denver (Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 55917 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of Israel Friedman, Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1941

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0011.00040
Abstract

Portrait of Israel Friedman, former Executive Director 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: 1941

Portrait of Israel Friedman, Executive Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00041
Abstract

Israel Friedman, former Executive Director 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: 1941

Portrait of Jacob S. Potofsky, between 1930-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00026
Abstract

Jacob S. Potofsky, President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Potofsky was a personality and supporter 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: between 1930-1960

Portrait of James Cox Kennedy

 File — Box U201.01.0124: Series U201.01 [Barcode: U186022712657]
Identifier: U201.01.0124
Abstract

Wrapped object is a portrait of James Cox Kennedy.

Dates: 1793-2009

Portrait of Jesse Shwayder, circa 1929

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Identifier: B063.01.0001.00039
Abstract

Formal portrait of Jesse Shwayder standing with his hands in his pockets. In the early 1900s, Jesse Shwayder opened a small luggage factor in Denver with his father, Isaac, and brothers Mark, Maurice, Benjamin, and Solomon. Together they turned it into one of the largest luggage producers in America, the Samsonite Corporation.

Dates: circa 1929

Portrait of Jewish Woman, between 1880-1899

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Identifier: B063.08.0030.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of a woman with a feather and fur hat. The dress is blue silk with a pale blue chiffon.

Dates: between 1880-1899

Portrait of John Hipp, 1986-1988

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Identifier: U201.02.0011.0062.00001
Abstract

A portrait of John Hipp, the first student to graduate from the University of Denver.

Dates: 1986-1988

Portrait of Joon Y. Lee

 File — Box U201.01.0127: Series U201.01 [Barcode: U186022712681]
Identifier: U201.01.0127
Abstract

Wrapped object is a portrait of University of Denver alumnus Joon Y. Lee.

Dates: 1793-2009

Portrait of Joon Y. Lee

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Identifier: U201.01.0127.00001
Abstract

Framed black and white portrait of Joon Y. Lee.

Dates: 1793-2009