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Admiring a new heart-lung machine

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Marion Kreamer (left) with young white girl cardiac patient and two unidentified white women standing with Doctor Thomas Holder (right) around a new heart-lung machine on the floor.

Date Published
1951
1960

Ardis Wilmore typing at her desk

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Ardis Wilmore, former Director of Nurses, sitting at a typewriter. A Santa Claus decoration is hanging on the window beside her.

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

Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient

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Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient (all white) with KMBC radio journalists at Children's Mercy Hospital. They are sitting in a circle talking into a microphone. The young boy is sitting...

Date Published
1951
1960

Century Club members

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Century Club members with young patient (all white), the adopted daughter of Ruth Roy, Children's Mercy Hospital's payroll clerk. The woman on the left of Patty Roy holding the donation can is...

Date Published
1951
1960

Check giving ceremony

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Mrs. Nourse receiving a check from an unnamed organization from Clinton, Missouri in the southwest corner of the lobby. Two white men are on the right of the photo, one in a winter coat, and three...

Date Published
1952-12-01
1952-12-31

Children and nurses outside on the sun porch

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Group of patients (white girls and boys) out on the third floor sun porch with four white female nurses. Some of the children are sitting on a hospital bed and others are in wheelchairs or with...

Date Published
1951
1960

Children in the hospital classroom

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Unidentified white female teacher standing at a piano in the hospital's classroom with children (all white girls and boys) lined up in a semi-circle for the photograph. Some children are in...

Date Published
1952-05-28

Children receiving dental care

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Children (white) receiving dental care at the hospital's Dental Clinic. Left to right, dental student Crutchfield; back view of Dr. Sosnet, Dr. Padgham with patient in the chair, Phyllis Henderson...

Date Published
1951
1960

Classroom arts and crafts time

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The Musettes (Mrs. Morton Jones and Mrs. Walter McCardy) handing out art supplies and other items to student patients (all white girls and boys) in the classroom at Children's Mercy Hospital...

Date Published
1951-11-19

Crowded outpatient clinic

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Large group of African American and white women and children waiting in the outpatient clinic. Pay phone and vending machine seen at the back of the room.

Date Published
1951
1960

Dinner event in Nurse Hall

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Margaret Weaver (left) standing up from her table during a dinner event being held in Nurse Hall. Projection screen behind the attendees (all white women and men), many of whom are looking over at the...

Date Published
1951
1960

Dinner event in Nurse Hall

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Children's Mercy Hospital dinner event being held in Nurse Hall Lounge. An unidentified white male doctor is speaking the attendees (all white women and men). Tables are covered in dishes with half...

Date Published
1951
1960

Dinner event in Nurse Hall

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Children's Mercy Hospital dinner event being held in Nurse Hall Lounge. Dr. Harsh is standing to the left of a projection screen in the right side of the photo in front of the diners (all white women...

Date Published
1951
1960

Dolores Turnage with patients

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Dolores Turnage, RN, standing in a ward of hospital beds with three white children. Two of the children are on the bed in front of her. One is seated and holding a toy, the other is standing and being...

Date Published
1952-12-01
1952-12-31

Dr. David Snow Howard and his family

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Dr. David Snow Howard, Children's Mercy Hospital resident, seated for a photo on a sofa with his wife and two young children (all white).

Date Published
1951
1960

Dr. Harry Gilkey and others at a staff conference

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Seated together in a large room for a staff conference are: Dr. Wayne Hart, Dr. Dodge, Dr. Gibson, Dr. Julius Kantor, Dr. Dobratz, Dr. Harry Gilkey, and Dr. Van Biber; two unidentified white women are...

Date Published
1953-03-19

Dr. Richardson's birthday celebration

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Celebration in honor of Dr. Richardson's birthday and Mrs. O.U. Hoover who was Treasurer from 1905-1955. Guests (all white) left to right: Mrs. Dietz; Mrs. Walsh; Mrs. Weaver; Dean Cowles, R.N...

Date Published
1959
1960

Dr. Wayne Hart with Margaret H. Weaver and others

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Dr. Wayne Hart (right, child psychiatrist) standing with Margaret H. Weaver (center) and two other unidentified white women and an unidentified white man. All are talking and laughing together.

Date Published
1951
1960

Employees at a presentation dinner

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Katherine Wilson, Children's Mercy Hospital School Principal far left holding an award or certificate, with Ardis Wilmore, Director of Nursing, and Alice Walker, nurse, standing on the right. All...

Date Published
1954-02-01
1954-02-28

First annual Awards Tea

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Attendees (white men, white and African American women) of the First Annual Awards Tea. Female nurses and other hospital employees are seated at several tables with a row of people standing in the...

Date Published
1905-05-13

Gail Davis talking with patients

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Gail Davis talking with patients (African American and white) and female nurses (white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Davis is dressed as the Annie Oakley character, wearing a bandana and cowboy hat...

Date Published
1952-10-23

Gene Austin playing piano and singing

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Gene Austin playing piano and singing for patients (white girls and boys) and other visitors (African American and white women and a white man) around Christmas time. A large bird cage is on top of...

Date Published
1951
1960

Gene Austin playing piano and singing

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Gene Austin playing piano and singing for patients (white girls and boys) and other visitors (white women) around Christmas time. A large Christmas tree is next to the piano and cribs are in the...

Date Published
1951
1960

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