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

Item

Identifier: B063.03.0003.00060

Staff Only

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 support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates

circa 1941

Digital Repository

Laundry Facilities at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society

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Extent

1 Photographic Prints (1 photograph) : 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.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Provenance

Accession # 1271, Donated by AMC Cancer Research Center as part of the JCRS Records.

General

Title supplied by archivist.

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope: ''#453 JCRS Buildings, #453 JCRS Physical Plant''. On back of photograph: ''#453 JCRS''. Typed notes that were attached to the photograph: ''Shown above are some of the eight pressers in constant daily use in the laundry at the Denver Sanatorium of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. Four are operated by steam and four by compressed air. The laundry is virtually the only department of the Sanatorium where patients or former patients are not employed, as the duties are too strenuous. 1-2-41''