Agnes Messersmith with her son
Agnes Messersmith holding her son while outside near some trees. She's wearing a heavy coat.
Anna Anderson seated at a desk
Anna Anderson, Director of Children's Mercy Hospital Clinic, seated at a desk behind a partition and near rows of file cabinets.
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Anna Allen
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Anna Allen [Anderson] with a group of young patients (all white). Babe Ruth is standing on the right and is shaking hands with Allen [Anderson]. He is wearing a suit and tie...
Children and nurse in physical therapy
White female nurse with three young patients (two white girls, the third possibly Southeast Asian, sex indeterminate) in the physical therapy unit. One is standing and the nurse is helping them...
Children and nurse in the physical therapy room
Unidentified white female nurse working with young patients in the physiotherapy room. One white girl is lying on a table, a white boy standing with the nurse, and another white girl lying on a mat on...
Children and nurses standing on the lawn
Children (white) and female white nurses standing on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital in celebration of its 25th Birthday Celebration. Boys and girls are wearing various costumes. Some patients...
Children and nurses standing outside
Children and female nurses (all white) standing outside Children's Mercy Hospital in celebration of its 25th Birthday Celebration. Boys and girls are wearing various costumes. Some patients are...
Children playing in a hospital ward
Three white female nurses in a hospital ward with white girl toddlers engaged in various play activities on the floor between rows of beds. A stained glass window is on the far wall on the right. The...
Children playing in the Junior League Playroom
Children (one African American boy, the rest white boys and girls) playing in the Junior League Playroom at Children's Mercy Hospital supervised by white female nurses. There are young boys and girls...
Doctors and nurses performing surgery
Doctors (white, men) and nurses (white, women) performing surgery in an operating room at the Children's Mercy Hospital building at 1710 Independence Avenue Building. There is a utility room, an...
Doctors and nurses with patients in a ward
Doctors (white men) and nurses (white women) attending to patients (white girls and boys) in a ward of the hospital. Many hospital beds and a wagon for moving children can be seen.
Dr. Katharine Richardson and Lena Dagley
Dr. Katharine Richardson and Lena Dagley working in an office at 121 Clinton Place at Children's Mercy Hospital. Richardson is sitting at a desk in the back while her secretary, Dagley, stands looking...
Dr. Norton with girl outside the hospital
Doctor Norton with her arm around a young white girl patient on a sidewalk outside of Children's Mercy Hospital. Norton is looking down at the girl and girl has a large bow in her hair.
Feeding toddlers
Unidentified white female student nurse feeding three white children sitting in high chairs in the baby ward at Children's Mercy Hospital. She's helping the child on the left hold a bowl to her mouth.
Feeding toddlers
Unidentified white female student nurse feeding three white children sitting in high chairs in the baby ward at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Forty-four women on the lawn of 6332 Walnut
Forty-four women sitting and standing on the lawn of 6332 Walnut, Kansas City. The women (all white) are identified as members of the Children's Mercy Hospital Century Club, a fundraising group for...
Group photo of Children's Mercy Hospital trained nurses
Group photo of twenty-two white female nurses (most in caps) standing outside of the hospital in a single row. Hands held behind their backs, all looking forward at the camera.
Harriet West helping young child on a tricycle
Nurse Harriet West (likely) crouching down to help young African American boy riding a tricycle on the outdoor patio.
Harriet West with two boys
Nurse Harriet West crouching on the patio speaking with two toddler boys. The white boy is standing and the African American boy is on a tricycle.
Harriet West with two boys
Nurse Harriet West on the patio with two toddler boys. The white boy is standing and the African American boy is on a tricycle. West is crouched down talking to both of them.
Harriet West with young girl
Nurse Harriet West holding the hand of a young white girl patient on the outside patio at Children's Mercy Hospital. They're standing near a large column.
Helen Christensen and Martha Osborne
Nurses Helen Christensen and Martha Osborne posing together for a photo in front of a set of doors to the hospital.
Helen Walters on a sidewalk
Nurse Helen Walters, Floor Supervisor, standing on a sidewalk outside of Children's Mercy Hospital. Body facing the right with head turned back to the front to look at the camera.
Lowering a girl into the therapy pool
White female nurse getting ready to lower young white girl patient in a harness into the water tank for physiotherapy. The girl has her back to the camera.
Miss Anna Anderson
Miss Anna Anderson, the director of Children's Mercy Hospital, sitting at a desk with a pen in her hand. She is looking to the side. There are people sitting on benches behind her.