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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Owl from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients

Owl from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. Six boys (five African American, one white) standing and sitting in wheelchairs are leaning forward to shake hands with Owl. They are wearing white hospital gowns. Owl is standing on the right and is holding up one wing. Another African American boy with his arm bandaged is sitting in the back of the room.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Eeyore visiting young patients

Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Eeyore is looking down and holding out one arm to boys sitting in chairs. Most of the boys are wearing hospital gowns. An unidentified white man wearing a plaid jacket is standing in back by a staircase. African American and white women and nurses are in the background watching.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Children's Mercy Hospital Staff watching a performance

Children's Mercy Hospital Staff watching a performance of the Young America Choir. The choir is off-camera. The physicians (white), nurses(white), and other adults (white with two African American men) are looking to the right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Members of the Young Americans Choir performing

Members of the Young Americans Choir performing in a stairwell of Children's Mercy Hospital. Young men (white with one African American) and women (white with one African American) are standing on the stairs as they are singing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00073.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Kanga visiting young patients

Kanga from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. Kanga has a small plush Roo in the pouch and is looking down at two rows of boys (African American and white). Young boys and girls (African American and white) are sitting around the room looking up at Kanga. An unidentified white man wearing a plaid jacket is standing in back by a staircase. Several female nurses (African American and white) are standing in the back of the room.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Bob Random visiting young patients

Bob Random visiting with young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is standing on the right and looking down at patient Yolanda Montgomery (African American) who is holding a long barreled pistol prom from the show Iron Horse. Another white girl patient is standing in a crib on the left looking down.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Bob Random visiting a young patient

Bob Random visiting a young white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is looking down at the boy in bed who is holding a prop long barreled pistol at Random. Nurse Pat Wyatt (African American woman) is standing on the side and is looking down and laughing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Bob Random visiting a young patient

Bob Random visiting a young white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is holding a pistol and smiling while talking with nurse Pat Wyatt (African American) and the boy patient in a hospital bed. Pat Wyatt is looking down and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Bob Random signing autographs

Bob Random signing autographs for a white female nurse and two girl patients (one African American, the other white) The Iron Horse actor is standing on the left and looking down next to nurse Diane Gallardi and the two girls.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Bob Random talking with Christopher Johnston

Bob Random, actor on The Iron Horse, talking with Christopher Johnston, Associate Director for Administrative Affairs, next to a large founder's plaque in Children's Mercy Hospital.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Bob Random visiting two young patients

Bob Random visiting two young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is standing between the two boys (African American and white). The white boy on the left is standing with crutches. They are all looking at a publicity photo of Random on a bulletin board.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Publicity photo of Bob Random

Publicity photo of Bob Random from The Iron Horse. Random is looking to the right while smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Ida Random and Bob Random with two other women

Ida Random and Iron Horse actor Bob Random with two unidentified white women at Children's Mercy Hospital. All four are looking forward and are smiling. They are standing in a hallway in front of a cabinet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Dr. Ned Smull and Howard Benjamin with businessmen and Tory Southwicke

Dr. Ned Smull standing with businessmen (three white men) and Torey Southwicke. From left to right: Southwick, an unidentified man, Howard Benjamin, Smull, and an unknown man. Everyone is looking left at Southwicke. Smull is wearing a white lab coat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Two musicians performing for children

Two white male country musicians performing for children (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. The men are playing a guitar and fiddle. They are wearing Western-style shirts. Some children are standing and dancing. An African American boy is in a hospital bed. An adult white female is in the background watching and laughing.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0281