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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Katherine Wilson with a patient

Katherine Wilson working with a young white boy patient. Wilson, the principal of the hospital school, is holding a book above a boy laying on a bed. They are both smiling and he appears to be reading the book.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00257.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the women's VFW auxiliary group

Members of the women's VFW auxiliary (all white women) presenting a donation for Children's Mercy Hospital. They are standing in the stairway of the building with clothing, dolls, and other donated goods. Some of the members are wearing uniforms.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00258.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Dr. Katharine Richardson and Lena Dagley

Dr. Katharine Richardson and Lena Dagley working in an office at 121 Clinton Place at Children's Mercy Hospital. Richardson is sitting at a desk in the back while her secretary, Dagley, stands looking down. An unidentified woman is sitting at another desk and is typing. They are in a room with cabinets on all walls and an elephant sculpture.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00259.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Three women working at a desk

Three women (all white) working at a desk in the main lobby of Children's Mercy Hospital. The woman on the right appears to be working a private branch exchange phone system. The woman in the middle is reading papers. The woman on the left is using a typewriter. There is an office in back where a white woman is sitting. The lobby desk is engraved with the names Allen Eaton and Martha Eaton.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00260.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital. There are trees on all sides of the three-story building. A signboard is on the right listing things needed for patients. The edges of the photo have been covered with a frame drawn around the picture for publication.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00261.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital, recently after its construction on Independence Ave. The building has four floors with large windows. Several large trees are in front of the building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00262.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital from the front lawn. There are two people standing in the front portico behind several large columns.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00263.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Exterior view of the physical plant area for Children's Mercy Hospital. A large smokestack is attached to the side of the building behind a fenced-in lawn. A man is standing next to a car near the rear entrance of the building. The building has several floors with large windows.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00264.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital from the front lawn. There are several floors with large windows. Many of the windows have air-conditioning units.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00265.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Distant exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital at 1710 Independence Avenue. A chalkboard sign on the right reads "Not everybody can give money but everyone can help". There are streetcar cables hanging above the street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00266.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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View of downtown Kansas City

View of Downtown Kansas City from Children's Mercy Hospital Roof. Several large buildings can be seen along with trees and smaller buildings.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00267.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital's Northeast view showing roof for air therapy, open air porch behind heavy vines 3rd floor.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00268.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

Exterior front view of Children's Mercy Hospital at 1710 Independence Ave. A row of trees are in front and trolley tracks over bricked pavement are also seen.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00269.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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View of oak cabinets in the linen room

Children's Mercy Hospital interior showing the oak cabinets of the 1st floor linen room. Cabinets are seen on either side with two large folding tables in the center.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00270.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Exterior view of construction on Nurse Hall

Exterior view of construction on Nurse Hall. A sign saying the street is closed except for Hospital use is in the right foreground with several parked cars to right of the sign.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00271.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281