Adults and a young girl in arm and leg braces at the Open House
Adults (all white) and a young white girl at the Open House for the new building at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is walking with leg braces and crutches. She is dressed in a winter coat and cap...
At the mayor's Christmas party
Two white children at the mayor's Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital. The boy is in a wheelchair and attached to an IV bag. The girl is in front of him and playing with an inflatable Santa...
Award recipients from Children's Mercy Hospital
Four award recipients (Two African American women, one white man, one white woman) for 20 years of service at Children's Mercy Hospital posing for a group photo together in front of the hotel's...
Award recipients from Children's Mercy Hospital
Four award recipients (two African American women and two white women) for 10 years of service at Children's Mercy Hospital posing for a group photo together in front of the hotel's waterfall feature...
Award recipients from Children's Mercy Hospital
Award recipients for 45 years and 5 years of service at Children's Mercy Hospital (African American women and men and white women and men) posing for a group photo together in front of the hotel's...
Awards dinner
Hospital Staff Awards Ceremony held at Crown Center Hotel. Far Left to right: unidentified African American waiter kneeling down to speak to Dr. Richard Dreher; Dr. Ned Smull (partly hidden by podium)...
Awards dinner conversation
Head table at the hospital Staff Awards Ceremony at Crown Center Hotel. Mrs. Richard Dreher (left) with Dr. Ned Smull turned to speak to Dr. Abe Margolin. A large centerpiece is on the table in front...
Awards dinner group photo
Group of award recipients (African American and white women ; white men) at the hospital Staff Awards Ceremony at Crown Center posed together for a group photo with a table of diners (African American...
Awards dinner group photo
Group of award recipients (African American and white women ; white men) at the hospital Staff Awards Ceremony at Crown Center posed together for a group photo with a table of diners (African American...
Awards dinner table
High table during the Children's Mercy Hospital Staff Awards Ceremony. Seated left to right are Dr. Robert Fairchild, Mrs. Robert Fairchild, Bill Glidden, Mrs. Glidden (likely), Eric Jones, and...
Bill Kersten with boy patient
Bill Kersten, wrestling announcer, holding a white boy patient in one arm. The boy is smiling shyly.
Burt Ward visiting a young boy
Burt Ward visiting a young white boy at Children's Mercy Hospital. Ward is dressed as the character Robin from the Batman show. Ward is kneeling next to the boy in a wheelchair and is holding some...
Burt Ward visiting a young girl in a wheelchair
Burt Ward visiting a young African American girl at Children's Mercy Hospital. Ward is dressed as the character Robin from the Batman show. He is kneeling and looking up while holding a publicity...
Burt Ward visiting young patients
Burt Ward visiting young patients (all white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Ward is dressed as the character Robin from the Batman show. He is crouching and looking up while holding a publicity photo...
Carol Belt and Dean Cowles by the window
Carol Belt (left) and Dean Cowles standing in front of a large, sunny, window.
Carol Belt with Ardis Wilmore
Carol Belt (left) and Ardis Wilmore standing next to a display of photos and other miscellaneous ephemera relating to Children's Mercy Hospital. Wilmore has a ribbon reading "Hostess" pinned to her...
Carol Belt with two others
Carol Belt (left) and two unidentified white women standing in a roped off area while posing for a photo during an unidentified event. Children's Mercy Hospital in background.
Carol Belt, Ardis Wilmore, and Dean Cowles
Carol Belt; Ardis Wilmore and Dean Cowles, Director of Nursing, standing together next to a table of dolls.
Carol Burnett signing the cast of a teenage boy in a wheelchair
Carol Burnett signing the leg cast of a white teenage boy at Children's Mercy Hospital. The boy is sitting in a wheelchair. Burnett is kneeling and smiling. Other children (white) and white adult...
Characters from Disney's County Bear Jamboree performing
Characters from Disney's County Bear Jamboree performing on stage at Children's Mercy Hospital. Mickey Mouse is standing in back. The bears are playing a fiddle, bass, and banjo.
Charles Wheeler with a group of female singers
Charles Wheeler, mayor of Kansas City, with a group of unidentified white female singers at Children's Mercy Hospital. Wheeler is raising one arm and appears to be conducting the singers.
Children at work in a classroom
Three boys (2 white, one African American) and two white girls seated around a classroom table and working. One of the girls is in a wheelchair. The African American boy is lying on his back.
Children in the hospital classroom
Children (African American and white girls and boys) studying in the hospital classroom. A white female teacher at the left is leaning over to help a student. One girl is in a wheelchair. A piano...
Children making a papier-mâché́ doll
Two African American girls at a table creating what looks like a papier-mâché́ doll in the hospital's classroom. Another African American person in hospital scrubs is seated behind them.
Children painting
Two young white boy patients and one white girl patient are sitting at classroom table with paints and brushes while wearing identical smocks. One boy is laughing.