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Jews

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5063 Collections and/or Records:

Tobin's Pharmacy

 Item
Identifier: B390.02.0002.00035
Abstract

Photograph shows the newer location of Tobin's Pharmacy, on the corner of West Colfax and Quitman, from the outside. Advertisements, pay phones, and a billboard can be seen. Photograph is in color.

Dates: 1936-2005

Tobin's Pharmacy Entrance

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Identifier: B390.02.0002.00036
Abstract

Photograph shows the newer location of Tobin's Pharmacy on the corner of West Colfax and Quitman. The Quitman street sign can be seen in the photograph. The photo shows the entrance to the pharmacy. Photograph is in color.

Dates: 1936-2005

Tongue Depressors and Cotton Swabs in Cylinder, between 1924-1952

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Identifier: B109.01.0002.00004
Abstract

A chrome cylinder that is divided into three sections. In the largest section are two tongue depressers in wrappers. The tongue depressers are coated with an anaesthetic to numb throat pain. In the other sections are sticks and cotton for making cotton swabs. The materials belonged to Dr. Arthur L. Esserman (born 1898) who was an intern at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado from 1924 to 1926 and practiced pediatric medicine in Denver from 1926 until his death in 1952.

Dates: between 1924-1952

Torah Crowns, 1945

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Identifier: B002.16.0210.00001
Abstract

KeterTorah (Crowns of Torah) with 14 bells each and ''In memory of patients at the sanitarium'' in Yiddish etched on the crown. At the top is an eagle atop a crown with eight bells. There are four bells at two additional levels hanging from zoomorphic animals. The Torah is associated with crowns to emphasize the respect due to it, as if it were royalty. The bells to announce that the Torah scroll is being taken out of or returned to the Holy Ark.

Dates: 1945

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 May 23

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00047
Abstract

Torah Dedication 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: 1938 May 23

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 May 23

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00048
Abstract

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A crowd is walking out of a building and into the street while a rabbi leads them carrying the Torah. 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: 1938 May 23

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00058
Abstract

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Unidentified men and women are seated in the audience. 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 1920-1930

Torah Mantle, circa 1902

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Identifier: B139.01.0002.00001
Abstract

A crimson velvet brocade Torah mantle (cover). The mantle is trimmed with gold fringe, sequins and gold ribbon. There is a white and gold design on the front consisting of a crown, two lions, Hebrew letters standing for ''the crown of the Torah,'' the Ten Commandments in Hebrew and the date in Hebrew (5663). The mantle was used in the Congregation Shearith Israel (Tenth Street Shul) in Denver.

Dates: circa 1902

Torah Shield, 1946

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Identifier: B002.16.0322.00003
Abstract This silver-plated Torah Shield was used at the synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. The Torah shield (Torah breastplate) is a shield that in a synagogue is suspended by chains over the front of the Torah. The shield has an eagle on a raised crown with three bells that is between two Lions of Judah. There are two raised columns with three bells each. The columns are symbolic of the columns of the Temple of Jerusalem. Another raised area has two eagles and two hands holding a...
Dates: 1946

Tower of Hope on JCRS Campus, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B002.04.0341.0003.00001
Abstract

Tower of Hope entrance to the main building 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 of Denver. Photograph appears in the brochure for the Fifteenth Annual conference of representatives of JCRS Auxiliaries, August 25-29, 1950.

Dates: between 1930-1950