Girl celebrating her birthday

Description
White girl Mercy patient celebrating her ninth birthday in her hospital bed with Mrs. Mildred Wilson, a Red Cross Volunteer, and another white girl patient. The birthday girl has a fancy hat on and her leg is in traction. The other girl is wearing a dress and an elaborate ribbon in her hair.
Note
Type written note once pasted to verso: [Patient name], one of Mercy's patients, smiles despite traction on her ninth birthday celebration. Mrs. Mildred Wilson, Red Cross Volunteer, and another patient observe [patient name]'s birthday with her. October 1965. Gelatin silver print.
Date (Unspecified)
1965-10
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 17 x 12 cm
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
Time Period
1961-1970
Subject (Name)
Wilson, Mildred
Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City, Mo.)
Subject (Topical)
Girls
Children
White
Volunteer workers in hospitals
Women
Children--Hospital care
Hospital patients
Hospital beds
Orthopedic traction
Orthopedic traction--Equipment and supplies
Birthday parties
Hats
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