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Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital

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Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital held in the children's playroom at the 1710 Independence Avenue building. Santa (white) is standing in front of a large decorated Christmas tree. Young patients (all white boys and girls) are sitting in chairs and beds around the room. They are looking at him and smiling. There are stained glass windows at the back of the room. A few white female nurses are seated among the children.
Date Published
1934-12-01
1934-12-31
Publisher
Anderson Photo Company
Subjects
Hospital patients
Christmas
Boys
Girls
Children--Hospital care
Hospital beds
Gifts
Christmas trees
Stained glass windows
Nurses
Women, White
Children, White
Men, White
Time Periods
1931-1940
Notes

December 1934

Handwritten note on verso: 1710 Bldg. East end ground floor play room- note stain glass windows behind Christmas tree- formerly in 414 Bld & now in chapel at 2401 Gilham.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 25 x 20 cm
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00236.tif
Genres
Black & white photographs
Gelatin silver prints
Snapshots
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
In Copyright.
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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