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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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. They are in front of a group of boy and girl patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. The children are sitting in chairs and wheelchairs. Three white women are sitting in back as well.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00059.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Promotional photo of Tex Chambers and his trained dogs

Promotional photo Tex Chambers and his trained dogs. Chambers is standing behind a covered wagon. Zest is standing in the wagon. Spaghetti is pulling the wagon. Bags of Chuck Wagon Dog Food are resting in front of the wagon. Chambers is looking forward and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Promotional photo of Tex Chambers and his trained dogs

Promotional photo of Tex Chambers and his trained dogs. Chambers is sitting on a bench with two dogs, Zest & Spaghetti. One dog is sitting on his lap. The other is climbing up his back.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Crowd of young patients and staff

A crowd of young patients and staff watching a performance at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Young Americans Choir is singing off camera. The children (African American and white) are sitting in chairs and wheelchairs. One African American girl is seated on a white female nurse's lap and sucking her thumb. Other adults (African American and white) are sitting along the side and back walls.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the Young Americans Choir

Members of the Young Americans Choir singing in a hospital room at Children's Mercy Hospital. The choir members (men and women, all white except for one African American man leaning against the end of the bed) are standing around a hospital bed with a white child under the sheets and arm bandaged.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00068.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the Young Americans Choir with Dr. Chic Ward

Members of the Young Americans Choir (two white women, three white men, one African American man) speaking with Dr. Chic Ward at Children's Mercy Hospital. Ward is wearing a lab coat and is standing on the right. They are standing next to equipment.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the Young Americans Choir

Members of the Young Americans Choir singing in a hospital room at Children's Mercy Hospital. The choir members (men and women, all white except for one African American man) are standing around a hospital bed with a white child under the sheets and arm bandaged.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the Young Americans Choir with Chic Ward

Members of the Young Americans Choir (three white women, three white men, one African American man) with Dr. Chic Ward in the Cardiovascular Lab of Children's Mercy Hospital. They are looking down at equipment while talking.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the Young Americans Choir

Members of the Young Americans Choir singing in a hospital room at Children's Mercy Hospital. The choir members (men and women, all white except for one African American man) are standing around a hospital bed with a white child under the sheets.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the Young Americans Choir

Members of the Young Americans Choir visiting a hospital room at Children's Mercy Hospital. The choir members (men and women; white with an African American man) are standing around two hospital beds. One white man is excitedly reading a pamphlet while standing next to a young white boy in bed.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00069.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Howard Benjamin and representatives of the Kansas City J.C.

Howard Benjamin, wearing a cowboy hat, and representatives of the Kansas City J.C. (all white men) standing with Dr. Ned Smull at Children's Mercy Hospital. An unidentified white woman holding a pair of sunglasses is standing beside Smull. They are presenting a check for $1,000.00 to Smull. Smull is looking up and to the left while smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients

Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Rabbit is holding a Piglet doll and is standing next to an unidentified white man in a plaid jacket. Kanga is standing in back leaning down next to other patients. Two rows of boys are sitting and looking at Rabbit. A female white nurse can be seen going up a staircase in the background and other female nurses (African American and white) are in the crowd.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Winnie the Pooh entertaining young patients

Winnie the Pooh entertaining young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. Pooh has his Hunny Pot on his head and is looking to the left. Boys and girls (African American and white) are looking at Pooh while smiling. A white male photographer is standing in the back of the room. An unidentified white female adult is also in the back of the room. A white female nurse is standing near Pooh holding an infant in her hands.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Eeyore, Kanga, and Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients

Eeyore, Kanga, and Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients (only white children seen in the photo) at Children's Mercy Hospital. The characters are walking around a room filled with children. Two white female nurses are in front holding toddlers. An unidentified white man wearing a plaid jacket is in the back of the room.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Member of the Young American Choir performing

A white female member of the Young American Choir performing for patients and staff at Children's Mercy Hospital. The woman is holding one arm up to her chest while singing. Children (white and African American) on the right are looking at the woman and is smiling. Female nurses and male doctors or orderlies (all white) are standing in a doorway looking on. Some children are in wheelchairs.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281