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Tuberculosis

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5615 Collections and/or Records:

Grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1907

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00004
Abstract The grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Tent cottages are pictured on the left and to the right is a brick building which housed the old library and women's quarters. In the background is the barn which housed a herd of dairy cattle. 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...
Dates: circa 1907

Group at the National Conference of Jewish Social Services, circa 1925

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00042
Abstract A group of people at the National Conference of Jewish Social Services. Dr. Hillkowitz (standing center), Dr. Bronfin (4th from left squatting), and Dr. Charles Spivak (squatting center) are pictured in the photograph. 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,...
Dates: circa 1925

Group From the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society with Carol Channing, between 1950-1960

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0195.00001
Abstract A group of people from the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) meet with Carol Channing. Pictured are Eva Garlett, Ida Edelson, Richard Robinson, Sara Zeenkor, Esther Winocur with Carol Channing. 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 in Denver, Colorado including Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. Adolph Zederbaum and Dr. Charles Spivak. It was located on...
Dates: between 1950-1960

Group in Front of the New York Ladies Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910-1919

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0007.00001
Abstract

A group of people stand in front of the New York Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles Spivak is pictured in the front row, eighth from the right. 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 sanitorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: 1910-1919

Group in front of Water Tower at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1913

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0196.00001
Abstract

A group of people in front of the enlarged 1911 water tower at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Also visible are the stacks of the power plant, and the west side of the central medical building. 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 1913

Group on the Grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00006
Abstract A crowd of people standing with their arms at their sides on the grounds of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS water tower is in the background and the Executive Building is on the left. The building on the right may have been a post office which also housed some employees and later became the library. 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...
Dates: between 1904-1930

Group Photographs, 1904-1950

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Identifier: B002.04.0360.0005
Scope and Contents

Photographs of patients, staff, and Boards, including photographs of Dr. Hilkowitz in World War I uniform.

Dates: 1904-1950

Group Portrait Taken at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1920

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00049
Abstract

An unidentified group of people 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.

Dates: between 1904-1920

Harry Blumenthal's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1911 August 4

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0130.00001
Abstract

Harry Blumenthal's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (44), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (mercant). He was married and had 6 children, and his nearest relative was his wife. On the backside it reads he was admitted on December 4, 1911, and died on July 21, 1912.

Dates: 1911 August 4

Harry Minden's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1911 September 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0142.00001
Abstract

Harry Minden's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (51), place of birth (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and occupation (cigar maker). He was married, had one child, and his nearest relatives were his daughter in N.Y. and wife in Illinois. On the backside it reads he was admitted on October 23, 1911, and left on October 26, 1911.

Dates: 1911 September 1