Crowd at the cornerstone laying

Description
Large crowd with female nurses in the first row at the laying of the cornerstone for Children's Mercy Hospital on Independence Avenue. Crowd consists of women, men, and children, seemingly all white. Almost everyone is wearing a hat of some sort.
Note
Photographer's stamp on verso; Handwritten note on verso: from the effects of C.B. Francisco, M.D. (1880-1944) - donated to CMH collection 1-20-83. Crowd at the corner steon laying of "old" Mercy Hospital- 1916?. Gelatin silver print.
Date (Unspecified)
1916
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 33 x 29 cm
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
Publisher
Anderson Photo Company
Time Period
1911-1920
Subject (Name)
Francisco, C. B., 1880-1944
Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City, Mo.)
Subject (Topical)
Girls
Boys
Children
White
Women
Men
Nurses
Crowds
Audiences
Cornerstone laying
Building sites
Hospital buildings
Hats
Subject (Geographic)
Kansas City (Mo.)
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0281
Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections
Related Finding Aid
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection