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Architect's drawing of Nurses Home

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Architect's Rendering of Nurse's Home for Children's Mercy Hospital by Hoit Price & Barnes, Kansas City, MO. Drawing shows the front exterior of the building with landscaping.

Date Published
1915-01-01
1915-12-31

Blind girls playing with a doll

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Two young blind girls, both white, at Children's Mercy Hospital's Lucerne Ward. One is seated in a chair holding out her hands and another has her eyes wrapped and is sitting on the floor holding out...

Date Published
1904
1917

Boy speaking with girl on crutches

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White boy seated on an overturned basket and wearing a hat speaking to a white girl standing in front of him using crutches. Outside on the hospital grounds.

Date Published
1911
1920

Children and adults in group photo on the lawn

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Six white women, three of them nurses and a large group of children (all white boys and girls), some with casts on their legs sitting on a lawn in celebration of someone's birthday.

Date Published
1915-08-29

Children and teacher in a hospital classroom

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Unidentified white female teacher in a classroom with young patients (boys and girls, all white) sitting around a table in the basement at 414 Highland. One of the older boys is seated by a stained...

Date Published
1911-01-01
1911-12-31

Crowd at the cornerstone laying

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Large crowd with female nurses in the first row at the laying of the cornerstone for Children's Mercy Hospital on Independence Avenue. Crowd consists of women, men, and children, seemingly all white...

Date Published
1916-01-01
1916-12-31

Dennie Clinic waiting room

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Dennie Clinic waiting room of the 1710 Independence Avenue building for Children's Mercy Hospital. The room is full of young patients and parents (all white). There is a white male doctor in long...

Date Published
1917-01-01
1917-12-31

Dr. George M. Polk holding an infant

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Dr. George M. Polk holding his infant son while sitting on a porch ledge while an intern at Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
1918-01-01
1918-12-31

Dressed up young boy

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"Your Boy" Photo from Mercy Messenger. Unidentified young white boy wearing short pants, a V-neck top with blouse underneath and a wide brimmed hat. His hands are on his hips and he's looking up and...

Date Published
1911
1920

Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital

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Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital, recently after its construction on Independence Ave. The building has four floors with large windows. Several large trees are in front of the building.

Date Published
1915-01-01
1915-12-31

Exterior view of the Hunt Residence

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Exterior front and side view of the Hunt Residence at 414 Highland. It was the first actual Children's Mercy Hospital Building and included a Nursing school. Shadows and leaves from the tree in the...

Date Published
1915-01-01
1915-12-31

Exterior view of the Hunt Residence

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Exterior front and side view of the Hunt Residence at 414 Highland. It was the first actual Children's Mercy Hospital Building and included a Nursing school.

Date Published
1915-01-01
1915-12-31

Front view of the hospital

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Front View of Children's Mercy Hospital on Independence Avenue. Taken from across the street.

Date Published
1916-01-01
1916-12-31

Girl with hand over her eyes

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Young white girl in a hospital gown standing next to a large wooden chair. One arm is resting on the arm of the chair and the other hand is held up covering her eyes.

Date Published
1919-12-01
1919-12-31

Group of nurses outside the hospital entrance

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Group of white female nurses standing outside the entrance to the hospital: Helen Hill standing behind nurse Roscoe front left, Messidy Polk, and Mary Ross.

Date Published
1920-01-01
1920-01-31

Group photo of a Boy Scouts troop

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Group photograph of a troop of Boy Scouts, most with hats, some in uniform, others in plain clothes. All members are white. Text on photo reads "Boy Scouts 'Soldiers of Peace' Enlisted to help Mercy...

Date Published
1912-11-28

Group photo of nurses

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Graduating Nursing class (all white women) among whom are: Opal Champ, Agnes Messersmith, Wester, Mary Burman, Bergstresser and Evelyn Rafter. Standing outside of the hospital.

Date Published
1918-01-01
1918-12-31

Hospital laundry building

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View of the hospital laundry building. Beside the building is a man standing next to a car parked next to the building.

Date Published
1916-01-01
1916-12-31

Laying the corner stone

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Left to right are Katharine B. Richardson, Anna Allen, and Dr. C.B. Francisco gathered together with young patients and former patients (white girls and boys) to lay the cornerstone for the new...

Date Published
1916-10-01
1916-10-31

Miss Fenner with child

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Nurse Fenner standing next to a small white boy standing on a low concrete wall. He's trying to hide his face in her skirts.

Date Published
1920-01-01
1920-12-31