Nurse iris Jensen with young boy
Nurse Iris Jensen standing with a young white boy patient on the sun porch. A small cart with a large doll lying on it is behind them in the shade.
Nurse outside with a group of patients
Unidentified white female nurse with a group of patients (all white girls and boys) on the hospital's third floor patio. Some children are in wheelchairs.
Nurse with a boy in body and leg braces
White boy patient seated on an examination table with a white female nurse with one hand on his left foot and smiling at him. He's in a torso brace and leg braces and is either removing one leg from...
Nurse with young girl in traction
Nurse Alice Coleman with a three year old white girl lying on her stomach with her legs in traction on a hospital bed with a doll.
Nursing student with children on the sun porch
Nurse Iris Jensen standing by a small hospital cart with five children (white girls and boys) riding in it on the sun porch.
Older and baby sister portrait
Portrait of John C. McQueen's daughters. The oldest girl is on the right holding her younger sister in her lap. The youngest girl is holding a toy in her hands.
Parade float from Children's Mercy Hospital
Children's Mercy Hospital parade float featuring a young white girl sitting in a wheelchair holding a balloon while a white female teenaged nurse in uniform with cape is waving to crowd. The float is...
Parade float of model patients
A group of twelve children (all white) holding balloons while riding in two wagons pulled by a small tractor in a parade. The sign above one wagon reads "Model Patients & Float Sponsored by The...
Participants in a staff conference
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...
Participants in a staff conference
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...
Patient in overalls
Young white boy Children's Mercy Hospital patient standing and wearing white overalls and socks. His left hand is bandaged and there are cuts or lesions on his hands and face. He's smiling at the...
Patients in class at Children's Mercy Hospital
Children's Mercy Hospital school room with children (white boys and girls) sitting at desks working, while teacher Ruth Thomas is in background assisting a pupil while the principal Katherine Wilson...
Picnic in front of the old Mercy Hospital
Patients (all white boys and girls except for one African American child) and white female nurses having a picnic at an unidentified location with old Mercy Hospital in the background behind a wrought...
Portrait of Dean Cowles
Portrait of Dean Cowles wearing her nursing uniform.
Portrait of Lena Dagley
Portrait of Lena Dagley, secretary to Katharine Richardson at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Portrait of unidentified man
Portrait of an unidentified white man wearing a sport coat and tie. Unknown connection with Children's Mercy Hospital.
Portrait of unidentified nurse
Unidentified smiling white female nurse named "Marti". Facing the camera.
Portrait of unidentified nurse
Portrait profile of unidentified white female nurse with first name "Marti".
Resident Dr. Cornwell at his desk
Dr. Robert A. Cornwell, Mercy Hospital resident, sitting at a desk in a Naval Reserve Uniform flanked by two flags.
Residents relaxing in the lounge
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.
Richard B. Fowler
Portrait of Richard B. Fowler of the Kansas City Star. Wearing a suit and eyeglasses and looking forward at the camera.
Roland B. Hewitt portrait
Portrait of Roland B. Hewitt, former Board of Trustee member for Children's Mercy Hospital.
Ruth Thomas teaching students with visitors looking on
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...
Santa and his helpers giving out presents
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...
Santa Claus handing out presents to children
Large group of patients (African American and white) sitting on the steps in the lobby area of Children's Mercy Hospital while Santa (white) hands out presents. The girl standing on right has on a...