Tuberculosis
Found in 7740 Collections and/or Records:
Adele Karsh Remembering JCRS, 2005 May 29
Video of Adele Karsh sharing memories about the JCRS and her grandfather Dr. Charles Spivak.
Administration Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1929
Exterior view of the Administration Building 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 working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Administration Building of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1930
Administration Building of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). This photograph depicts the building under construction and several unidentified men are seated around the building. 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.
Administration Building of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1930
Administration Building of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). This photograph depicts the building under construction. 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.
Adolph Laxer's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1911 August 1
Adolph Laxer's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (43), place of birth (Austria), and occupation (operator). He was married and had 3 children, and his nearest relative was his wife in N.Y. On the backside it reads he was admitted on August 15, 1911, and left on october 31, 1911.
Adolph Schkolnick's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 October 9
Aerial View of Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Campus, between 1930-1939
Aerial view of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) campus. 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.
Aerial View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960
Aerial View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1960
Aerial View of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1940
Aerial view of 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.