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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Cinderella visiting patients

Cinderella (white) visiting patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. Young girls and boys (white) are sitting on the left with an unidentified white woman. One girl is wearing orthopedic leg braces. Cinderella is kneeling on the right and is smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00154.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ronald McDonald visiting a patient

Ronald McDonald visiting a patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. The white boy is laying in bed and smiling while looking forward. Ronald McDonald is also looking forward and smiling while waving his hand. There is a large "Mayor McCheese" sticker on the bed and a hot water bottle at the head of the bed.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00155.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ronald McDonald interacting with patients

Ronald McDonald interacting with patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The children (African American and white) are sitting and laying on a blanket in the center of the room. Ronald McDonald is sitting in the back and talking. An unidentified white woman on the left is looking down and smiling. There are kitchen toys along the back wall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00156.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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William Boyd with a young patient

William Boyd playing with a young white girl patient while she sits on a hospital bed at Children's Mercy Hospital. Boyd is dressed as the character Hopalong Cassidy. He is holding a small table and is smiling at a dollhouse on the hospital bed. A canary cage is in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00157.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Gene Autry and Gail Davis with a young patient

Gene Autry and Gail Davis with a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Autry is standing to the left of the child while shaking a hand. Davis is dressed as the character Annie Oakley and is on the right while talking to the boy. Other unidentified white men are standing in back.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00158.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Gene Autry standing with young patients

Gene Autry standing with young patients (white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. A young boy is standing in front of Autry, who is holding a cowboy hat at his side. Two other children are sitting in a portable bed cart. Other unidentified white men and women are standing in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00159.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Gail Davis talking with patients

Gail Davis talking with patients (African American and white) and female nurses (white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Davis is dressed as the Annie Oakley character, wearing a bandana and cowboy hat. Several children are sitting in beds and others are standing. They are laughing and smiling. A nurse is standing in the background under a clock identified as a gift of former nurse Carol Belt.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00160.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Chimney Sweep with young patients

A white man dressed as a Chimney Sweep from Mary Poppins visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. The man is wearing black gloves and a floppy hat. Three children are sitting on the left. They are smiling and pointing at the Chimney Sweep. A white woman is sitting in the back looking down and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00161.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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American Royal Queen Pam Brackett

American Royal Queen Pam Brackett (white woman) visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. She is wearing a crown and carrying a scepter. She is looking down while smiling and rubbing the nose of a boar sculpture for good luck.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00162.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Burt Ward visiting a young boy

Burt Ward visiting a young white boy at Children's Mercy Hospital. Ward is dressed as the character Robin from the Batman show. Ward is kneeling next to the boy in a wheelchair and is holding some publicity photos. Female nurses (African American and white) can be partially seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00163.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Governor Hearnes visiting a young patient

Governor Warren Hearnes visiting a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Hearnes is reading from a book called Bedtime Stories and is smiling. The boy is laying on a bed and is laughing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00164.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Vic Pellot talking with a young male patient

Vic Pellot talking with a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Pellot, also known as "Vic Power", and was the 1st Baseman for Kansas City Athletics, is holding a photo with the boy. They are smiling and sitting in front of a floral display.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00165.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young male patient

Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Renaldo is sitting on the left dressed as the Cisco Kid. Carrillo is sitting on the right dressed as Pancho from the Cisco Kid television series. The boy is sitting in the center holding a stage prop revolver. Everyone is looking up and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00166.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Portrait of Mrs. John Hatcher

Portrait of Mrs. John Hatcher, a member of the Central Governing Board of Children's Mercy Hospital. She is facing forward with her head tilted to the left. She is wearing pince-nez glasses and a small pearl necklace.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00211.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Portrait of Mrs. O. Hoover

Portrait of Mrs. O. Hoover, treasurer of the Central Governing Board of Children's Mercy Hospital. She is looking to the left with a neutral expression. She is wearing a large, braided necklace.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00212.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281