Tuberculosis
Found in 5615 Collections and/or Records:
Exterior of the first National Jewish Hospital building (The Frances Jacobs Hospital), circa 1895
Exterior shot features a sign over the top front porch, which reads, "The Frances Jacobs Hospital". The name was changed to National Jewish Hospital in 1899. Two men (unidentified) stand in front of the building.
Exterior view of the early Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society campus, circa 1907
The main buildings of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society are pictured on the right and the "tent" cottages for patients on the left. Several patients are pictured in front of the buildings. 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.
Exterior View of the Texas Building with Tents at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1950-1970
Famous Troupe Amuses the Sick at a Famous Sanatorium, 1929 August 4
Fanny Reeder's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 14
Farewell Speech to Mr. Gurse at Dinner Given to Him at Home, 1951 July 22
Farewell speech to Sam Gurse at dinner given for him at the Home, June 15, 1951. Gurse was a member of the Board at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver from 1931-1951. This Farewell Speech notes that he is moving to Los Angeles, California and Fannie Lorber presents him with a watch for his years of service.
Fifth Annual Report, 1909
Final Copy, Chicago Conference 1936, 1936
Final copy of speech to the National Home for Jewish Children Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, Illinois in 1936. Acknowledges the Chairman of the Conference Committee, Bertha Levy and David Harlem, the Chairman of the Building Committee; $125,000 building campaign; includes poem ''Everyman's Child'' by Sophie Irene Loeb. Mimeographed copy.
First Annual Report, 1905
This folder contains 3 copies of the First Annual Report of the JCRS. Two of the copies have green covers and the third has a brown cover and is sligtly smaller.
First Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society at Denver, Colo., 1905
Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on January 29, 1905, and its operations and finances for the period of incorporation on June 25, 1904 to January 1, 1905; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that the first patients (six males and one female) were admitted on September 8, 1904. Includes images of the facility and a list of all donors.