Group photo with Katharine Berry Richardson, Dr. Robert Schauffler and others
Group photo with Katharine Berry Richardson (standing, center, top step) and Dr. Robert Schauffler (seated on ledge, right) with two unidentified female nurses (one African American, one white) and...
Head table at a service awards dinner
Attendees (white women and men) of the Distinguished Service Awards dinner held at the Plaza III Restaurant celebrating Twenty Five Years of Volunteer Medical Service. Seated left to right, at the...
Healthy infant patient
Healthy white infant patient depicted in a previous photograph after ten months of recovery. The child is laying in the lap of a white woman, likely either Dr. Katharine Richardson or her sister Dr...
Henry Thompson and Ned Smull
Dr. Ned Smull presenting an award certificate to Henry Thompson, Chief Physical Therapist, during a Children's Mercy Hospital award ceremony. People seated at tables are behind them.
Herman Sutherland speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony
Herman Sutherland speaking into a microphone at the new hospital building's groundbreaking ceremony. Standing in front of Sutherland are (left to right) Margaret Weaver, Dr. Ned Smull, and Mrs. Hoover...
Herman Sutherland speaking to the groundbreaking's audience
Herman Sutherland addressing the crowd (two African American men, the rest white women and men) in front of a microphone set up on a make-shift stage during the new hospital building's groundbreaking...
Herman Sutherland speaking with Dr. Smull
Herman Sutherland (left) speaking with Ned Smull, who's back is to the camera, during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. An unidentified white woman and four unidentified...
Herman Sutherland, Charles Shopfner, Ned Smull, Miller Nichols, and others around a dining table
Children's Mercy Hospital event with WDAF with a group of people (all white men and women) seated at a long table. Those identified individuals include Herman Sutherland (far left), Dr. Charles E...
Holiday event attendees
Attendees (one African American man, the others white women and men) seated and eating during a holiday event in Nurse Hall. Dr. Vernon James (far left), John Stockwell (standing), and Margaret Weaver...
Honor Table guests at a service awards dinner
Attendees (white women and men) of the Distinguished Service Awards dinner held at the Plaza III Restaurant celebrating Twenty Five Years of Volunteer Medical Service. Seated at the Honor Table are...
Honor Table guests at a service awards dinner
Attendees (white women and men) of the Distinguished Service Awards dinner held at the Plaza III Restaurant celebrating Twenty Five Years of Volunteer Medical Service. Seated at the Honor Table are...
Hospital administrators with certificates
Children's Mercy Hospital, left to right: Dr. Daniel Darrow; Mr. John Mosher; Mr. Ed McDaniel holding an award certificate and check; Mrs. Margaret Weaver; Mr. John Stockwell; Ethel Howard holding an...
Howard Benjamin and representatives of the Kansas City J.C.
Howard Benjamin and representatives (all white, one woman and two men) of the Kansas City J.C. standing with Dr. Ned Smull at Children's Mercy Hospital. They are presenting a check for $1,000.00 to...
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...
Ilus Davis with unidentified doctors and businessmen
Ilus Davis, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, standing with unidentified doctors and businessmen (all white men). An older white woman is standing on the left holding a white baby. Davis is standing...
In the toxicology laboratory
Ruth Belter (Director of Volunteers) and Mary Bowen (volunteer) with Dr. Green examining equipment in the hospital's Toxicology Lab.
Jack Steadman visiting a patient with Herman Sutherland
Jack Steadman (right), general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs presenting an autographed football to an African American boy patient. Herman Sutherland, president of the Central Governing Board of...
Jeanette Rafinder talking to a mother and physician
Jeanette Rafinder, Red Cross Volunteer-Patient Representative, with a clipboard making her rounds as she talks with a white patient's mother on the right, and a white male doctor on the left. All are...
Jerry Smith and others
Jerry Smith (far right) and Dr. Ned Smull (2nd from right) with three other unidentified white men at Jerry Smith's antique toy display. Smull is receiving a check from one of the unidentified men and...
Jill Rogers, David Harris, and Michael Begleiter in discussion
Jill Rogers (left), Dr. David Harris (center), and Michael Begleiter (right) seated around a table having a discussion. All are with the hospital's Genetics unit. An unlabeled diagram is on the...
Jill Rogers, David Harris, Michael Begleiter, and June Rouse
Left to right are June Rouse, Michael Begleiter (standing), Dr. David Harris, and Jill Rogers seated around a table for a photo. An unlabeled diagram is on the whiteboard behind them, and books are in...
John Stockwell receiving a check
John Stockwell (center) receiving a check from Basil O'Conner (right) from the National Foundation for Special Treatment. Dr. Holder is standing on the left. Stockwell's eyes are closed in the photo.
John Stockwell speaking at a podium
Mr. John Stockwell standing behind a podium speaking at the annual service awards ceremony. Unidentified white woman sitting in front of the podium. Ned Smull, seated, is partially seen behind the...
Katharine B. Richardson Elementary School dedication
An unidentified white man is speaking at a podium on stage during the Katharine B. Richardson Elementary School dedication; Dr. Ned Smull, second from left is among those seated on stage behind the...
Ken Curtis speaking with Dr. Ned Smull
Ken Curtis dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke speaking with D. Ned Smull. Smull is in a lab coat and has both hands in its pockets.