Tent on Grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1904

Item

Identifier: B063.03.0003.00022

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Abstract

This medical services tent at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) Sanatorium near Edgewater, just west of Denver, Colo., was dedicated March 26, 1905. A sign on the door reads: ''Laboratory and Dispensary.'' The sign over the door reads: ''Minsker Independent Benevolent Ass'n. New York City.'' The sign to the right of the door reads: 'This tent erected and furnished by the Minsker Independent Benevolent Association of New York.'' Early patients and staff were housed in Tucker Tents, which were shelters that helped contain the highly contagious tuberculosis while allowing air to pass through at all times. A boardwalk in the foreground (with doormat) connects this tent to others in the complex. 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.

Dates

circa 1904

Digital Repository

Tent on Grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope: ''#366 JCRS tent, 1904.'' Handwritten on back of photograph #366: ''Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, original tent, now restored and located on grounds of present AMC Cancer Research Hospital (formerly JCRS, established 1904. Donor AMC, acquired 1979.'' Handwritten on back of duplicate photograph #453: ''JCRS Laboratory and Dispensary Tent, c. 1904.''

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Extent

2 Photographic Prints (photograph) : good, black and white ; 8 x 10 inches

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by the Ira M. and Peryle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives of Jews in the Rocky Mountain region. The bulk of the photographs are from or related to various towns in Colorado, but the collection also contains photographs from other states in the western United States and other countries. There are some 19th century photograph types represented in the collection, including albumen prints, daguerrotypes, tintypes, post cards, colorized prints, cabinet cards, and cartes-de-visite.