Architect's drawing of Nurses Home
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.
Boy speaking with girl on crutches
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.
Children and adults in group photo on the lawn
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.
Crowd at the cornerstone laying
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...
Dr. George M. Polk holding an infant
Dr. George M. Polk holding his infant son while sitting on a porch ledge while an intern at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Dr. Richardson, Dr. Francisco and others posing with the hospital cornerstone
Dr. Katharine Richardson (left) and Dr. Francisco (right) standing with white girl and boy patients and two unidentified white women by the Children's Mercy cornerstone dedicated to Alice Berry Graham...
Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital
Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital taken from across the street and to the left. Bare trees and a large chimney are seen as well.
Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital
Exterior view of the newly constructed Children's Mercy Hospital seen from the front and to one side.
Exterior view of Children's Mercy Hospital
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.
Exterior view of the Hunt Residence
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...
Exterior view of the Hunt Residence
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.
Front view of the hospital
Front View of Children's Mercy Hospital on Independence Avenue. Taken from across the street.
Group of nurses outside the hospital entrance
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.
Group photo of a Boy Scouts troop
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...
Group photo of nurses
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.
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...
Hospital laundry building
View of the hospital laundry building. Beside the building is a man standing next to a car parked next to the building.
Margaret Howe outside in the snow
Margaret Howe standing outside in the snow wearing winter coat, hat, and holding a purse.
Miss Fenner with child
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.
Nurse Andy holding a toddler
Nurse Andy holding a white toddler patient while standing between two hospital cribs on the outside roof terrace of Children's Mercy Hospital.
Nurse Anna Fenner with baby
Nurse Anna Fenner and son Jack outside on a sun roof of Children's Mercy Hospital. Jack is standing up in his crib, being supported by Fenner.
Nurse Anna Fenner with interns
Nurse Anna Fenner (right) posing outside for a photo with two interns, one a woman (left) the other a white man (center).
Nurse Bergstresser outside the hospital
Nurse Bergstresser standing outside the front entry of Children's Mercy Hospital.
Nurse Messersmith sitting on the ground near a chain-link fence
Nurse Messersmith sitting on the ground with hands crossed in front of a chain-link fence.
Nurses Bergstresser and Messersmith standing outside
Nurses Bergstresser and Messersmith standing outside of Children's Mercy Hospital front entry.