Santa Claus visiting two boys
Santa Claus (white male) is leaning over talking to two boys (white, and African American) during a Wendy Ward Christmas party. The African American boy is looking straight ahead rather than at Santa...
Santa Claus visiting two young boys
Santa Claus (white man), holding sleigh bells and visiting with two African American boy toddler patients being held by two white female nurses. The boys are turned to look at each other. The boy on...
Santa Claus with child patients
Santa Claus (white) leaning down to speak with child patients (all white) at the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. Santa is holding a cup and sleigh bells. The children are sitting in wheelchairs. Other...
Santa giving a young girl a gift
Santa Claus (white man) handing a present to a young white girl lying on her back in her hospital bed during the Christmas party.
Santa handing a child presents
Santa Claus (white man) delivering gifts to a young white girl patient lying down in a hospital bed during the Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas party.
Santa handing out gifts
Santa Claus (white man) visiting patients and passing out Christmas presents to a group (African American girls and boys) seated before him. Other adults (African American women, African American man...
Santa handing out presents
Santa Claus (white man) handing out presents to patients (African American and white girls and boys) in one of the hospital wards during the Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas party. He's speaking...
Santa holding out his sleigh bells to young girl
Santa Claus (white man) holding out his sleigh bells to a young white girl in a wheelchair during a Christmas party for the patients.
Santa jangling bells over a bed-ridden patient
View from behind and to the side of Santa Claus (white man) ringing his bells over a white girl patient lying down in her hospital bed. A Santa doll is lying in the bed with her.
Santa passing a gift to a child in a hospital bed
Santa Claus (white man) handing out a gift and a book to a white child lying down in their hospital bed and reaching for the gifts.
Santa posing for a photo with Margaret Weaver and another woman
Santa Claus (white man) posing for a photo with Margaret Weaver (right) and an unidentified white woman (left) in the hospital lobby. Santa is holding a set of sleigh bells in one hand.
Santa speaking with boy in a wheelchair
Santa Claus visiting with a young boy in a wheelchair being pushed by an unidentified white man who is leaning over him from behind. A white man dressed as an elf is partially seen standing on the far...
Santa visiting a young child in his hospital bed
Santa Claus (white man) dangling his sleigh bells next to a young white patient lying in bed with an unidentified white female nurse seated beside the bed during the Christmas party.
Santa visiting with the children
Crowd of people (white) in the lobby while Santa (white) visits with children (African American and white). He has his arm around a young white boy standing next to him while others are seated in...
Santa visits two little girls
A white male Santa Claus with glasses visits with two little white girls each being held by a white woman (likely their mothers) on either side of him during the Mercy Hospital Employee's Christmas...
Selected award tea participants
Doris Clark Graddy, Margaret Weaver, John Stockwell, Mintie Carnahan, and Ethel Vaughn all posing together for a photo from behind a table during the Service Awards Tea. All the women have corsages.
Service award pin recipients
Employees receiving Children's Mercy Hospital Service award pins. Left to right are Ethel Byard, Troy Wilson, Laura Leib, and Ross Hammerson
Service award pin recipients
Employees receiving Children's Mercy Hospital Service award pins. Left to right are Fred Atkisson, Essie Grant, Leota Willet, Geraldine Mathis, and Hester Kienzie.
Service award recipients at Nurse Hall
Alice Walker, seated and pouring tea at a table with her back to the camera during a service award ceremony in Nurse Hall. Award recipients (African American and white women and men) are standing in a...
Showing a child the Christmas tree
Herman Sutherland (arms folded) with his wife (white) and unidentified white man showing a young white girl an aluminum Christmas tree during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital...
Showing a child the circus painting
Dr. Raymond Anderson with an unidentified white woman holding an African American girl up to look at a painting of a circus at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Shriner clowns with children
Group of children (African American and white) with two clowns. Some of the children are holding balloons. Two unidentified white men are in the background, one wearing a Shriner's fez.
Shuttle bus for Children's Mercy Hospital
School bus/van with a temporary sign taped to it's grill reading "Children's Mercy shuttle bus" used during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. The driver and riders (white...
Signing his cast
Young white boy in a hospital bed being visited by three young men (two white, one Asian likely), one wearing a white hat and carrying a guitar. One of the men is signing the boy's cast around his...
Signing in
Velma Herman, wife of Dr. George Herman seated at the sign in desk (foreground) with another unidentified white woman at the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. An unidentified...