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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Dinner event

Children's Mercy Hospital dinner event with unidentified people (one Asian man, the rest white men and women) at a unknown dining location sitting around tables and talking with one another. Waitresses (white) in the background white aprons.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00408.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Herman R. Sutherland and others

Left to Right, Mrs. H. R. Barrow of the Mercy Workers; Mrs. Louis Trautwein of Central Mercy; Mrs. Max Doebler Jr. of Maywood Mercy; Mrs. I.D. Pierce of Mercy Century, and Herman R. Sutherland, President of Mercy Central Governing Board. All standing together in a group talking. Sutherland's arms are folded.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00409.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Residents and physicians outside

Group of eleven men and women (Asian and white), residents and physicians at Children's Mercy Hospital, posing for a photo outside while visiting Fairview Farm, Colburn Road, Lee's Summit.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00410.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Doctors and nurses with patient

Doctors (white men) and female nurses (one African American, one white) around the hospital bed of a patient in an oxygen tent. From left to right: Dr. Lauer, Dr. Thomas Holder, Linda Morgan, R.N.; Vivian "Mamma" Godley, LPN. The doctors are both looking down at the patient and both nurses are writing in charts; Morgan is seated and Godley standing. Christmas decorations can be seen.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00411.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Carol Burnett visiting Children's Mercy Hospital

Carol Burnett visiting with three female patients (two African American, one white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. On is lying in a hospital bed, another is leaning on the bed and the third girl is cutting off a lock of Burnett's hair.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00412.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Backhoe digging

Backhoe breaking ground for the construction of the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Dirt is falling out of the bucket and other buildings can be seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00413.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Shovels for the groundbreaking

Shovels lined up along a fence with nameplates on them in preparation of the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00414.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Groundbreaking

Ten people (white men and women) lined up with shovels as part of the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Included are Herman Sutherland far left, and Dr. Ned Smull, fifth from the left. A large pile of dirt and a microphone are behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00415.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Group of people at the dedication ceremony

Seated group of people (white men and one white woman) at the formal dedication ceremony for the new hospital building. Left to right, row 1: Dr. Julius Kantor; Dr. Samuel Rodgers; Clarence McGuire; Dr. Ned Smull; Governor Warren Hearnes; Herman Sutherland (face not showing); Row two, left to right: Don Gamet; Judge Petrovic (hidden); Judge Wheeler (hidden); Dr. John Buesseler; James Doarn (hidden); Nathan Stack; Dr. Richardson Nodack; George Gordon; Mason Thomson, Sally Tureman.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00416.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Mayor Ilus Davis speaking

Kansas City mayor Ilus Davis speaking at a podium during the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Seen behind Davis in the first row are Herman Sutherland and Governor Warren Hearnes. In the back row right to left are Judge Wheeler; Judge Petrovic and Don Gamet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00417.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Governor Hearnes speaking

Governor Warren Hearnes speaking at a podium during the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Seated behind Hearnes on the left side of podium are (right to left), Herman Sutherland; Dr. Ned Smull; Clarence McGuire (hidden); Dr. Rodgers (hidden); Dr. Julius Kantor, second row, right to left, Judge Charles Wheeler; Judge Petkovic; Don Gamet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00418.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Governor Hearnes speaking

Governor Warren Hearnes speaking at a podium during the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Seated behind Hearnes in the first row, left side, are Herman Sutherland, first row, right side, Joseph Gregg, Mayor Ilus Davis; second row, left to right,, Don Gamet; Judge Petrovic, Judge Charles Wheeler; Dr. John Buesseler; James Doarn.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00419.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony

Governor Hearnes standing with his back to the camera and standing beside a car near a tent at the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Hearnes is shaking hands with an unidentified white man and other people, including a white woman (possibly the Governor's wife) and an African American man can be seen around them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00420.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony

Governor Hearnes standing with his back to the camera and standing beside a car with an open door near a tent at the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Hearnes is shaking hands with an unidentified white man and other people, including a white woman (possibly the Governor's wife) and an African American man, can be seen around them. One white man at the far left is smoking a cigarette.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00421.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony

Governor Hearnes standing just outside of a tent and about to shake hands with an unidentified white man. Another unidentified white man is standing beside Hearnes with his hand out as well. A large crowd of people (all white men and women in the photo) are seen behind them. At the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00422.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281