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Tuberculosis

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5615 Collections and/or Records:

Kitchen at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1912

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0003.00066
Abstract

Kitchen on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Four unidentified men are standing behind tables and they appear to be getting ready to serve food. 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: circa 1912

Kitchen of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1936

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00002
Abstract

The kitchen and steam tables 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: 1936

Kitchen Staff of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00047
Abstract

The kitchen staff 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 1940-1960

Kitchen Storeroom of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1918

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00001
Abstract

The kitchen storeroom 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: circa 1918

Kosher Meat and Dairy Pantries at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1936

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00005
Abstract

An unidentified man standing in the meat and milk pantries 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: 1936

Landscaping Towards the New York Building of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1922 - 1936

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00081
Abstract

Landscaping in front of the New York Building on 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.

Dates: between 1922 - 1936

Laundry Facilities at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00060
Abstract Interior of the laundry facilities on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Shown are some of the eight pressers in constant daily use. Four are operated by steam and four by compressed air. The laundry was the only department of the sanatorium where patients or former patients were not employed, as the duties were too strenuous. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the...
Dates: circa 1941

Laundry Facilities at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00063
Abstract Interior of the laundry facilities on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Shown are some of the eight pressers in constant daily use. Four are operated by steam and four by compressed air. The laundry was the only department of the sanatorium where patients or former patients were not employed, as the duties were too strenuous. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the...
Dates: circa 1941

Laying Cornerstone of the New York Ladies Auxiliary Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1908

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0010.00001
Abstract A group of people attend a ceremony for the laying of a cornerstone at the New York Ladies Auxiliary building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) on April 19, 1908. The building was a round, red brick building that housed the less contagious tuberculosis (TB) patients. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar, in a top hat, stands on one side of the cornerstone and Abraham Judelovitz, in coveralls, stands on the other side of the cornerstone. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz with no hat, stands to Rabbi...
Dates: 1908

Legacy of Healing Exhibit (History Colorado)

 Collection
Identifier: B437
Abstract

In 2019, The Legacy of Healing exhibit was installed at the Colorado History museum. Professor Jeanne Abrams, Curator of the Beck Archives at DU University Libraries, and her staff and History Colorado staff created and installed the exhibit. The collection consists of exhibit panels, wall images and labels, planning documents and digital images.

Dates: 2019-2020