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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Snoopy dressed as the Red Baron with child patients

Snoopy dressed as his Red Baron character interacting with child patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. A toddler is sitting and crying in the center of the room. A white female nurse is leaning over to comfort the child. Another white man and children, one in a rocking horse, are looking on in back.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00043.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis talking with two boys

Ken Curtis talking with two white boys at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning down on a table where one boy is sitting. Both boys are wearing white shirts and are looking up at him. An unidentified African American woman is standing in the back and is smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00053.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis talking with a boy

Ken Curtis signing an autograph for an African American boy patient on a surgical bed. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. The boy is sitting up and is smiling. Two unidentified nurses, one African American the other white, wearing surgical outfits are watching from behind the bed while smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00052.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis talking with a boy

Ken Curtis talking with a white boy on a hospital bed in Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning forward and looking down at the boy in the bed. The boy has a book on a book holder over the bed. Other boys (African American and white) are on hospital beds behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00054.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient

Ken Curtis visiting a young white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is pointing up while talking to the boy. The child is sitting in a crib and is looking up. An unidentified white woman is standing behind Curtis.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00051.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis talking with Dr. Ned Smull

Ken Curtis talking with Dr. Ned Smull from Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. A small white boy is standing in the center and is looking up. Smull is holding his hands in the pockets of a lab coat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00050.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient

Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is looking down and smiling at the white boy who is in a crib and holding the bars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00049.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Torey Southwicke and young children

Torey Southwicke and young children (African American and white) at an unidentified location in Kansas City, Missouri. Several children are wearing stickers that read "Hard Workin' Buckaroos." Southwicke is standing in the back. Everyone is smiling and waiving while looking forward.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00048.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Torey Southwicke with Dr. Ned Smull's daughter

Torey Southwicke with Dr. Ned Smull's daughter (both white). They are holding an Ol' Gus's Good Kid Club Award Certificate while looking forward and smiling. Southwicke is sitting behind the girl. He is wearing a hat and glasses. The girl is wearing a sweater and plaid skirt. Other people (white) are sitting on a bench behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00047.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis greeting four girls

Ken Curtis greeting four girls (two African American and two white) and a white woman at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning down to shake hands with one of the African American girls who is looking up and smiling. The woman in back is looking down at the girls and is smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ken Curtis standing at the emergency room entrance

Ken Curtis standing at the emergency room entrance of Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning on a rail and looking forward. A sign on the rail reads "The Children's Mercy Hospital Clinic & Emergency Room Entrance."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog

Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog Zest. Chambers is standing next to a platform with his dog. Zest is bowing his head forward. They are in front of a group of boy and girl patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The children (African American and white) are sitting in chairs and wheelchairs. Three female nurses (two white, one African American) are sitting in back as well.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog

Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog Zest. Chambers is standing in front of a platform with his dog. Zest is laying down on the platform. They are in front of a group of boy and girl patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The children (African American and white) are sitting in chairs and wheelchairs. Three white women, including a nurse, are sitting in the back as well.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00061.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog

Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog Zest. Chambers is bending down while Zest climbs on his back. They are in front of a group of boy and girl patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The children (African American and white) are sitting in chairs and wheelchairs. Two white women, at least one a nurse, are sitting in the back as well.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog

Tex Chambers performing with his trained dog Spaghetti. The dog is in a large box on a carpeted stage. They are in front of a group of boy and girl patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The children (African American and white) are sitting in chairs and wheelchairs. Two white women, at least one a nurse, are sitting in the back as well.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281