Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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.

Items in Collection: 3,206

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Advertising & Media

Asian American History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

Young white boy seated sideways on chair wearing muslin pajamas and holding crutches in each hand and barefoot. Facing the camera with head resting against one crutch.

Date Published

1901

1910

Young white boy with leg braces and crutches standing next to a car with a smashed bumper in front of the Crippled Children's Nursery School and the Offices of the Jackson County Society for Crippled...

Date Published

1971

1980

Young white boy on crutches wearing knickers, a sweater, and a cap ringing the doorbell of Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published

1921

1930

UMKC University Libraries Digital Collections

Boy with crutches seated on a chair

Boy with leg braces and crutches outside a school

Young boy ringing the hospital doorbell

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LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives