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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Loading a patient into an ambulance

Two white female nurses looking on as a white male ambulance driver loads a patient on a gurney into the back of the ambulance to be moved to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. They're under an awning and wearing winter coats.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00724.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ambulances lined up to begin the move

Ambulances, cars, and motorcycle police in the parking lot of the old hospital building ready to begin moving into the new Children's Mercy Hospital building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00725.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Moving a patient in a gurney

A white male doctor and two white male ambulance drivers moving a covered up patient on a gurney into an elevator as others (white women) watch from the side. Patient is being moved into the new Children's Mercy Hospital building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00726.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Nurses preparing to move a patient in a wheelchair

Nurse Barbara Weaver, center, with a white female student nurse from Research hospital, left, preparing a girl patient in a wheelchair to be handed off to a white female transport nurse, left, and moved to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. The patient is wearing her winter coat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00727.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ambulance and motorcycle police escort arriving at the new hospital building

A hospital van arriving at the new Children's Mercy Hospital building with a motorcycle policeman in front getting off his motorcycle; an unidentified white woman carrying a large bag is seen near the motorcycle walking from the parking lot to the entrance.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00728.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Nurse with child patient on her lap

White female nurse seated with a young girl patient on her lap on moving day into the new Children's Mercy Hospital building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00729.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Sylvia Bonadonna dressing a patient for the move

Young African American girl patient sitting on the edge of a hospital bed in the old building while nurse Sylvia Bonadonna assists her with hat and coat in preparation for the move to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00730.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Sylvia Bonadonna helping a patient into a van

Nurse Sylvia Bonadonna helping a young African American girl patient into a hospital van while the driver (white woman) holds the door open for the trip to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00731.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Nurses about to move a young patient

Nurses Debbie Collier (left) and Betty Lynch (right) in overcoats standing bedside a crib with a young African American girl patient to be moved into the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Lynch has two notebooks in her hands.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00732.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ambulance and motorcycle police escort leaving the old hospital building

A Community Ambulance following a motorcycle police escort (white man) while leaving old Mercy Hospital. In the background is a white cameraman with a reel to reel camera recording the moving activity from old Mercy Hospital while an unidentified white man watches him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00733.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ruth Yohe checking in a patient

Dr. Ruth Yohe checking the ID bracelet of a white boy patient arriving through the doors of the new Children's Mercy Hospital building on moving day in a wheelchair with a blanket over his lap. An unidentified white female nurse is standing next to him with his bags and an unidentified white man is pushing his wheelchair.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00734.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Getting the hospital's files and records ready to move

Unidentified white man and woman packing and getting medical records and other files ready to be moved to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Various carts and boxes are seen in the corridor.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00735.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Laughing nurse and patient

Nurse Dorothy Wells standing by the bed an African American girl patient is sitting on before moving in the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Both are laughing and Wells is looking into the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00736.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Girl in a wheelchair arriving on moving day

Unidentified white female nurse delivering a girl patient in a wheelchair and dressed in a winter coat to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building on moving day. Dr. Ruth Yohe can be seen standing by a room assignment board with M. Luisita Archer, Nursing Director. Two unidentified white men are in the background by the entrance, and a white female nurse and an unidentified woman (possibly the girl's mother) standing at the far left of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00737.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Mobilized for moving day

Children's' Mercy Hospital staff mobilized for moving day. At the far left is an unidentified white woman in a lab coat; Dr. Ned Smull seated with microphone in hand with three unidentified white men seated next to him at the table, Dr. Clark Seely is the last person seated; Dr. Ruth Yohe is standing to the left of the table, with other, unidentified, staff gathered in background (African American and white women). A ham radio system set up on table for coordinating the move.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00738.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281