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Tuberculosis

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5615 Collections and/or Records:

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks in Bed at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1923

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00070
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Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks in bed at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) getting ready for pneumothorax. 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: 1923

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, Patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00065
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Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks, a patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) sits in lounge chair in bathrobe. 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: 1929

Beth Jacob Synagogue at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1925-1935

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0032.00005
Abstract Interior view of the synagogue at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The Mashgiach (kosher supervisor) for the JCRS sits on a chair on the bimah. The synagogue was erected in 1911 by Isaac Solomon in memory of his son Jacob. It was rebuilt in the form seen here in 1925 after a fire. At some later point it came to be known as the JCRS Isaac Solomon Synagogue. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen...
Dates: between 1925-1935

Bill for Funeral Expenses, 1913 April 02

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0166.00029
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Handwritten bill from Golden Hill Cemetery that only reads "JCRS, died April 2nd, 1913. For deceased Moses Rothenberg in block 11 no. 343".

Dates: 1913 April 02

Bill for Funeral Expenses, 1913 April 04

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0166.00031
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Handwritten bill from Golden Hill Cemetery for Moses Rothenberg. Expenses listed as follows: Hearse $6, Undertaker $5, Grave $10, Digging $3, Coffin $1.5, Bal Misaskim $3, Tachrichem $3, totaling $31.5.

Dates: 1913 April 04

Bill for Funeral Expenses, 1912 September 20

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0144.00020
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Handwritten bill of funeral expenses for Jacob Chayet. Expenses listed as follows: "hearse $6, undertaker $5, grave $10, digging $3, coffin $1.50, bal misaskim $3, tachrichem $3, totalling 31.50"

Dates: 1912 September 20

Bill for Funeral Expenses, 1912 July 23

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0130.00020
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Handwritten bill for funeral expenses of Harry Blumenthal, block 4, #274. Expenses are listed as follows: hears $6, undertaker $5, grave $10, digging $3, coffin $1.50, bal misaskim $3, tachrichem $300, totaling $31.50.

Dates: 1912 July 23

Bill from the Golden Hill Cemetery, 1912 February 26

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0151.00020
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Receipt from Golden Hill Cemetery detailing the cost of Henry Schnoor's burial. Items charged on the bill include a hearse, grave, digging, coffin, Bal Misaskim, and Tachrichem. The total of the bill comes to $31.50. The block and grave numbers are listed on the receipt as well.

Dates: 1912 February 26

Bill from Wexler's Private Boarding House, 1911 September 6

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0151.00012
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Bill from M. Wexler for Henry Schnoor’s boarding from September 1, 1911 to September 6, 1911 at a rate of $5.50 per week. The total amount comes to $4.19 including one dinner.

Dates: 1911 September 6

Biographical Newspaper Clippings and Speech, 1900-1942

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Identifier: B242.01
Scope and Contents Materials include photocopies of the 1899-1900 and 1900-1901 Jewish Year Book entries for Seraphine Pisko as president of the Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society and president of the Jewish Relief Society, a photocopy of a Denver Times newspaper clipping about Seraphine Pisko's fundraising efforts for National Jewish Hospital (1901), a photocopy of her obituary in the Rocky Mountain News (1942), and a facsimile transcription of a speech written to honor her at her 75th birthday party in...
Dates: 1900-1942