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Tuberculosis

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7740 Collections and/or Records:

Ben Glass with H. Leivick, Yiddish Poet, 1933

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Identifier: B063.05.0005.00005
Abstract Portrait of Ben Glass (at left) and H. Leivick (the pen name of Leyṿiḳ Halpern or Leivick Halper), Yiddish poet. Both men were patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Ben Glass was a printer at the JCRS bindery from 1928 to 1978 when it closed. 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...
Dates: 1933

Ben Lorenz's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1910 February 28

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Identifier: B002.01.0102.0085.00001
Abstract Ben Lorenz's application for admittance into the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in Denver, Colorado. He was age 26 when admitted on February 28, 1910. The application also mentions that he was born in New York, but came from Chicago, Illinois where his mother and brother still resided. His occupation was as a clothing cutter. He was also admitted to the Modern Woodmen Sanatorium in Colorado Springs prior to arriving at JCRS in Denver. The verso is a "Report of Medical Examiner" and...
Dates: 1910 February 28

Benjamin Bristol's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1910 January 31

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Identifier: B002.01.0102.0076.00001
Abstract

Handwritten application in pencil for admittance to the JCRS for Benjamin Bristol. It includes information such as age (22), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (Salesman). He is single, has no means of support, and his nearest relatives are his mother and brother in Philadelphia. On the backside, it is written that he had tuberculosis stage II. He was admitted on April 22, 1910 and released on April 11, 1911.

Dates: 1910 January 31

Benjamin Fleischman's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1911 August 9

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0132.00001
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Benjamin Fleischman's Application for Admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (25), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (butcher). He was single and his nearest relatives were his mother in N. J., and his father in Denver. On the backside it reads he was admitted on October 3, 1911, and died on October 24, 1911.

Dates: 1911 August 9

Benjamin Rothman's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1910 April 15

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Identifier: B002.01.0102.0120.00001
Abstract Application form of Benjamin Rothman for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. He was age 28 at the time of the application. He was born in Austria and immigrated to the United States in 1902. He lived in New York when he contracted tuberculosis. He had been sick for 3 years upon arrival to Denver, Colorado. He was in National Jewish Hospital before applying for JCRS. The verso of the application states he was admitted as an emergency patient on April 15, 1910...
Dates: 1910 April 15

Benjamin Wigatow's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 25

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0158.00003
Abstract Application form of Banjamin Wigatow for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. He was age 21 at the time of the application. He was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1906. He lived in New York City when he contracted tuberculosis. He had been sick for five months upon his arrival to Denver, Colorado. His occupation states he worked as a cigar maker. The verso of the application states he was admitted on November 2, 1911 and was discharged on...
Dates: 1911 September 25

Bertha Hoffman's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1909 December 13

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Identifier: B002.01.0102.0057.00001
Abstract

Handwritten application in ink for admittance to the JCRS for Bertha Hoffman. It includes information such as age (17), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (school girl). She has been to the National Jewish Hospital, and her means of support is her parents. Her nearest relative is her sister, A. Wofson, in Denver. On the backside, it is written she was admitted as an emergency case on December 14, 1909, and she died on December 16, 1909.

Dates: 1909 December 13

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks and Fellow Patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00068
Abstract

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks (second from left), with fellow patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) sit on a car next to the Main Building on the 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 Denver.

Dates: 1929

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1927

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00063
Abstract

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, a patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) stands on the curbstone with the water tower in the background. 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: 1927

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1930 March 17

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00066
Abstract

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, a patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) stands on the campus grounds. 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: 1930 March 17