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Gene Autry and Gail Davis with a young patient

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Gene Autry and Gail Davis with a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Autry is standing to the left of the child while shaking a hand. Davis is dressed as the character Annie Oakley...

Date Published
1952-10-23

Gene Autry standing with young patients

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Gene Autry standing with young patients (white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. A young boy is standing in front of Autry, who is holding a cowboy hat at his side. Two other children are sitting in a...

Date Published
1952-10-23

Girl receiving an eye exam

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Young African American girl receiving an eye exam from an unidentified white male optometrist. She's wearing a measuring device and is seated next to a cabinet of various lenses. Her coin purse is in...

Date Published
1951
1960

Group at a staff recognition lunch

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Unidentified people (one African American man, one African American woman, the rest white women and a white man) gathered around a table, holding up certificates at what appears to be a staff...

Date Published
1951
1960

Group luncheon

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Group luncheon attended by hospital staff and administration (all white women and men). People are seated at several tables and all are looking up and over at the photographer. A uniformed nurse is...

Date Published
1951
1960

Group photo of student nurses

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Student nurses (all white women) posing in a group on the staircase in the lobby of Children's Mercy Hospital. Dr. Wayne Hart is standing in the middle of the group.

Date Published
1954-11-03

Hospital administrators with certificates

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Children's Mercy Hospital, left to right: Dr. Daniel Darrow; Mr. John Mosher; Mr. Ed McDaniel holding an award certificate and check; Mrs. Margaret Weaver; Mr. John Stockwell; Ethel Howard holding an...

Date Published
1951
1960

Katherine Wilson with four unidentified men

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Katherine Wilson, Children's Mercy Hospital School Principal standing with four unidentified white men in the lobby by the stairs. She is holding a rolled up piece of paper in her hands.

Date Published
1951
1960

Listening to his heart

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White male doctor, intern, or nurse listening to an African American boy's chest with a stethoscope. The boy is shirtless and seated on an examination table in front of a window with the man seated...

Date Published
1951
1960

Lunch during a staff conference

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Lunch during staff conference day. Standing in the background by the window is Dr. Smeenk from Holland; seated at the table is Dr. Daniel C. Darrow, an unidentified white man, and Dr. Zee.

Date Published
1954-09-16

Margaret Weaver dancing with Santa

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Margaret Weaver, Board President, wearing a volunteer uniform and dancing with Santa Claus (white male). An African American child in a wheelchair is seen behind them. Most of Weaver's face is turned...

Date Published
1951
1960

Participants in a staff conference

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Hospital employees (mostly white men and women with one Indian man and one Asian man seen) seated in desk chairs during a Thursday Staff Conference. Among them can be identified Dr. Julius Kantor in...

Date Published
1954-09-16

Participants in a staff conference

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Staff Conference participants (all white men) seated in desk chairs. Seen are: Dr. Wayne Hart, Dr. Gibson, Dr. Van Biber, Dr. Speer, Dr. Buddress, Dr. Harry Gilkey, and Dr. Dodge. All seated...

Date Published
1953-03-19

Portrait of unidentified man

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Portrait of an unidentified white man wearing a sport coat and tie. Unknown connection with Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
1951
1960

Resident Dr. Cornwell at his desk

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Dr. Robert A. Cornwell, Mercy Hospital resident, sitting at a desk in a Naval Reserve Uniform flanked by two flags.

Date Published
1951
1960

Residents relaxing in the lounge

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Two unidentified white male residents spending leisure time in their lounge. One is watching a television and the other is reading something. A desk and lamp and other furniture can be seen.

Date Published
1951
1960

Richard B. Fowler

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Portrait of Richard B. Fowler of the Kansas City Star. Wearing a suit and eyeglasses and looking forward at the camera.

Date Published
1951
1960

Roland B. Hewitt portrait

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Portrait of Roland B. Hewitt, former Board of Trustee member for Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
1951
1960

Ruth Thomas teaching students with visitors looking on

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Teacher Ruth Thomas providing instruction to two white girl patients who are in their hospital beds and one white boy seated at a desk in front of the beds. Observing are three white men, visitors...

Date Published
1953-10-01
1953-10-31

Santa and his helpers giving out presents

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Santa Claus (white) handing out presents to children (white and African American) at Children's Mercy Hospital with the help of Charles Wesley Pirtle (left) and Bob Paxton (right). Pirtle is in a...

Date Published
1961
1970

Spinal exam

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A young white boy lying face down on an examination table with his shirt off while two unidentified doctors (white) examine him. One doctor is placing a tubular instrument on his spine.

Date Published
1961
1970

Staff conference participants

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Mercy Hospital Staff Conference. First row: Dr. Ridley, Dr. Madison, Dr. Nemeth, Dr.. Harry Gilkey, Dr. Basehart, Dr. Schimmelpfennig ; Back Row: Dr. Julius Kantor, Sr. Schaffer, Virginia Peete, Dr...

Date Published
1951-07-19

Standard Oil Co. guests observe work in the lab

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Doris Clark Graddy demonstrating lab techniques to visitors from Standard Oil Company (white men) who are standing behind her as she looks into a microscope.

Date Published
1953-10-01
1953-10-31