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Accordionist playing for young children

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Young white man playing an accordion while a young African American girl toddler watches while standing in front of a wheelchair. Other patients (African American and white) in wheelchairs in costume.

Date Published
1967-10-31

Audience of children and nurses at Halloween

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Audience of children (African American and white) and African American female nurses at Halloween watching a performance outside of the photo. Some children are in costumes, some in wheelchairs.

Date Published
1967-10-31

Batter up during a softball game

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Unidentified white male batter at home plate ready to swing with a female catcher behind him during a softball game. She seems to be wearing a baby's bonnet and dark mask of some sort, for some reason...

Date Published
1967-08-04

Century Club members with Santa Claus

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Group of white women members of the Century Club gathered together with Santa Claus. Some are sitting, others standing and a few are holding gifts. Santa is played by Mrs. I.D. Pierce wearing a mask.

Date Published
1965-12-01
1965-12-31

Children and adults at a holiday party

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Group of boys (African American and white) at a Hallmark Christmas party held at Children's Mercy Hospital. An unidentified man is wearing an elf costume and another unidentified white man is...

Date Published
1964-12-01
1964-12-31

Clayton Moore visiting two boy patients

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Clayton Moore visiting two white boy patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The actor is wearing his costume from the Lone Ranger television show. He is holding both boys in his lap while looking...

Date Published
1961
1965

Clown entertaining children seated in nurses' laps

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Clown (white man) wearing a funny hat crouched down to speak with young patients (African American and white children), some being held by white female nurses, during the Children's Mercy Hospital...

Date Published
1966-12-01
1966-12-31

Country music ensemble performing for the children

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Unidentified four piece white male country music band with three guitars and one fiddle, wearing cowboy attire, performing for patients (African American and white) at the Halloween party.

Date Published
1967-10-31

Country Western musicians performing

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Country Western musicians (all white) performing at Children's Mercy Hospital. One woman is singing into a microphone. Two men are playing guitars. They are all wearing Western-style shirts. Another...

Date Published
1967
1968

Dancer doing a handstand

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Young white female dancer entertaining patients (African American and white) at a Halloween party by doing a handstand. Patient at the right is on a gurney with an African American female nurse beside...

Date Published
1967-10-31

Dr. Drew playing Santa

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Dr. Drew playing Santa Claus and speaking with nurse Betty Wetzel (right) and an unidentified white female nurse (left). Both nurses are laughing.

Date Published
1965-12-01
1965-12-31

Easter Bunny with two children

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Unidentified white man in an Easter Bunny costume bending down and holding the hands of a white boy (right) and white girl (left). All are holding Easter baskets and a white female nurse is watching...

Date Published
1968-01-01
1968-12-31

Eeyore visiting young patients

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Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Eeyore is looking down and holding out one arm to boys sitting in chairs. Most of the...

Date Published
1967-09-08

Elves, Santa, and Mrs. Claus visit a boy

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Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) along with two elves (both white) visiting a young white boy during the Hallmark Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Claus is holding a paper bag with...

Date Published
1964-12-01
1964-12-31

Four women accordionists playing for the children

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Four white women accordionists from the Sigma Alpha Iota Conservatory Sorority playing for a group of children (only white children seen) on Halloween at Children's Mercy Hospital. Some children are...

Date Published
1967-10-31

Icee the Bear with boys and girls

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Icee the Bear sitting with several boys and girls (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. There are two girls sitting on the lap of the mascot for the 7-Eleven company. Another boy...

Date Published
1974-07-17

John O'Donoghue playing Santa

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John O'Donoghue, Kansas City Athletics pitcher, playing Santa Claus and entertaining patients at the Wendy Ward Party at Children's Mercy Hospital. He's seated on a sofa with a young white girl on his...

Date Published
1965-12-19

John O'Donoghue playing Santa

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John O'Donoghue, Kansas City Athletics pitcher, playing Santa Claus and entertaining African American girls in wheelchairs. They are all holding onto his sleigh bells. A group of hospital employees...

Date Published
1965-12-19

Kanga visiting young patients

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Kanga from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. Kanga has a small plush Roo in the pouch and is looking down at two rows of boys (African American and white). Young...

Date Published
1967-09-08

Ken Curtis greeting four girls

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Ken Curtis greeting four girls (two African American and two white) and a white woman at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning down to shake...

Date Published
1967-10-19

Ken Curtis speaking with Dr. Ned Smull

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Ken Curtis dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke speaking with D. Ned Smull. Smull is in a lab coat and has both hands in its pockets.

Date Published
1967-10-19

Ken Curtis talking with a boy

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Ken Curtis talking with a white boy on a hospital bed in Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning forward and looking down at the boy in the bed...

Date Published
1967-10-19

Ken Curtis talking with a boy

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Ken Curtis signing an autograph for an African American boy patient on a surgical bed. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. The boy is sitting up and is smiling. Two unidentified...

Date Published
1967-10-19