Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Description
This not-for-profit hospital was founded in Kansas City in 1897 by two sisters, Alice Berry Graham and Katherine Richardson to serve the poor and ill children of the area. This collection features photos of patients, staff, and volunteers all through the hospital's history.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Young girl with visitors

Young white girl sitting up in her hospital bed and holding a toy bird with two stuffed animals at her feet while five unidentified white men look on.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00332.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Nurse helping a girl in a high chair

Miss Moore, a student nurse volunteer (white) from Independence Sanitarium holding a bowl in one hand and a young white girl patient's hand with the other. The girl is seated in a high chair.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00333.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Boy getting his teeth x-rayed

Young white boy seated in a chair while an unidentified white male orderly places an x-ray machine by his jaw as another white male orderly looks on. Other equipment is seen around the room.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00334.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Eating cake

Joe Lewis, Washington Director of the Baker's Union sitting between two white girl patients, all eating cake with icing on their faces. The girl on the right is in a wheelchair and the other has her arm heavily bandaged.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00335.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Nurse examining a toddler

Unidentified white female nurse listening to a white toddler's heart. The child is nude and lying on an examination table. Cabinets full of supplies are on the wall behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00336.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Residents relaxing in the lounge

Two unidentified white male residents spending leisure time in their lounge. One is watching a television and the other is reading something. A desk and lamp and other furniture can be seen.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00337.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Nurse feeding an infant

Unidentified white female nurse seated in a rocking chair and bottle feeding a white infant. A crib with stuffed animals is beside them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00338.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Young girl

Young white girl patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Looking at the camera and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00339.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Class in session

Young students/patients (white boys and girls) in the Children's Mercy Hospital School Room at the beginning of it's 54th term watching instructor Kay Wolfe standing behind a phonics board with words on it. The children are seated at desks and one child is in a wheelchair.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00340.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Classroom arts and crafts time

The Musettes (Mrs. Morton Jones and Mrs. Walter McCardy) handing out art supplies and other items to student patients (all white girls and boys) in the classroom at Children's Mercy Hospital. Unidentified white man in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00341.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Young girl in a nurse's hat

Young white girl walking behind her wheelchair, holding on by the handles and wearing the hat of the white female nurse crouched down beside her.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00342.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Children in the hospital classroom

Unidentified white female teacher standing at a piano in the hospital's classroom with children (all white girls and boys) lined up in a semi-circle for the photograph. Some children are in wheelchairs and some have leg braces and crutches.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00343.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Home economics class presenting handmade gifts

Marylane Thorne, teacher at the hospital's school, accepting donated items handmade by a home economics class (white girls) of the Kansas City Public School System. Another white woman is watching. Three of the girls have puppets on their hands.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00344.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Margaret Weaver, nurses, and others posing for a photo

Margaret Weaver (far left, dark dress) posing for a photo with other unidentified women (all white) and three Red Cross Nurses (one African American woman, the others white women) standing by a table with dolls, including a doctor doll and nurse dolls; unknown event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00345.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Children receiving dental care

Children (white) receiving dental care at the hospital's Dental Clinic. Left to right, dental student Crutchfield; back view of Dr. Sosnet, Dr. Padgham with patient in the chair, Phyllis Henderson, Dental Assistant.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00346.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281