Tuberculosis
Found in 5615 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Charles Spivak of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1927
Portrait of Dr. Charles Spivak. Dr. Spivak was a founder 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 of Denver. Dr. Spivak also served as executive secretary from 1904 until his death in 1929.
Dr. Charles Spivak Seated at His Desk, circa 1923
Dr. Charles Spivak sits at his desk with a copy of the Denver Jewish News opened in front of him and a telephone on an extension frame behind him. 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, including Dr. Spivak, and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Dr. Charles Spivak's Gravestone, 1978
Dr. Charles Spivak's gravestone. The stone says: ''Dr. Charles David Spivak, Dec. 25, 1861 - Oct. 16, 1927, Articulated skeleton willed to and preserved by the Hebrew University, Jerusalem Palestine.'' The inscription is repeated in Hebrew.
Dr. Emanuel Friedman, 1908
Portrait of Dr. Emanuel Friedman, a pediatrician in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Isadore Bronfin, circa 1920
Formal portrait of Dr. Isadore Bronfin.
Dr. Isidore Bronfin, between 1911-1940
Dr. Isidore Bronfin sits with two unidentified men on a rock.
Dr. Isidore Bronfin, between 1911-1940
Dr. Isidore Bronfin stands with another man holding a cigarette and wearing an overcoat and hat.
Dr. Isidore Bronfin, between 1911-1940
Dr. Isidore Bronfin mounted on a horse.
Dr. Isidore Bronfin, between 1920-1934
Dr. Isidore Bronfin stands with Mr. Corper, Ms. Shaeffer, Mr. Sewel, and Mr. Sabin.
Dr. Louis Spamer, between 1930-1960
Dr. Louis Spamer looks into a microscope.