Ken Curtis talking with Dr. Ned Smull
Ken Curtis talking with Dr. Ned Smull from Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. A small white boy is standing in the center and is looking up. Smull is...
Ken Curtis talking with two boys
Ken Curtis talking with two white boys at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning down on a table where one boy is sitting. Both boys are...
Ken Curtis visiting a child at his hospital bed
Ken Curtis dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke talking to an African American boy patient lying in his hospital bed.
Ken Curtis visiting a toddler in a high chair
Ken Curtis dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke crouched down and talking to a young white boy patient in a high chair with a tray as African American and white female nurses and another...
Ken Curtis visiting a toddler in his crib
Ken Curtis dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke, hat off, bent over to visit with a white boy toddler in his crib.
Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient
Ken Curtis visiting a young white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is pointing up while talking to the boy. The child is sitting in a...
Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient
Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is looking down and smiling at the white boy who is in a crib and...
Ken Curtis visiting patients
Ken Curtis dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke with his arm around a white toddler boy in a hospital gown while other patients (white girls) and a white female nurse watch.
Keystone Cop style clown holding young boy
Keystone Cop style clown (white man) holding a young white boy with Mr. and Mrs. Claus (both white) nearby during the Christmas party. Mrs. Claus has her accordion.
Little girl with the Easter Bunny
White girl toddler with a short dress holding the hand of a tall white man in an Easter Bunny costume. Both are carrying Easter baskets and there's a trashcan behind them.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus visiting patients
Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus (both white) with accordion visiting a white patient in one of the hospital wards. An unidentified white woman next to Santa and an unidentified white male clown next to Mrs...
Nurse Erma Gutowski kissing Santa Claus
Dr. Drew as Santa Claus being kissed on the forehead by Erma Gutowski, RN, Children's Mercy Hospital. Santa is looking coyly at the camera.
Owl from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients
Owl from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. Six boys (five African American, one white) standing and sitting in wheelchairs are leaning forward to shake hands with...
Patients in costume on Halloween
Patients (all white , two girls, two boys) in costumes during the Trench Rat Halloween Party. An African American boy patient is seen in the background lying in a hospital bed and not in costume. A...
Player on home bending over
Unidentified woman player with foot on home plate bending over to pick up a ball during a softball game. She seems to be wearing a baby's bonnet and mask. Buildings can be seen in the distance.
Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients
Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Rabbit is holding a Piglet doll and is standing next to an unidentified white man in a...
Santa and Mrs. Claus in the lobby
Santa Claus (white man) holding his sleigh bells and Mrs. Santa (white woman) with her accordion entertaining people off camera in the lobby of Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas Party. Tables of...
Santa Claus and Jane Hart
Santa Claus (white man) standing next to Jane Hart who is playing the accordion during the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. Santa is holding a white toddler in his arms. An unidentified white man in...
Santa Claus and Mrs. I.D. Pierce
Unidentified Century Club member sitting in front of a Christmas tree taking a present from Santa Claus (played by Mrs. I.D. Pierce) standing next to her. Santa is holding sleigh bells in his other...
Santa Claus giving a gift to a woman
Dr. Drew dressed as Santa Claus handing a present to an unidentified white woman in glasses holding a plate in one hand.
Santa giving a young girl a gift
Santa Claus (white man) handing a present to a young white girl lying on her back in her hospital bed during the Christmas party.
Santa handing a child presents
Santa Claus (white man) delivering gifts to a young white girl patient lying down in a hospital bed during the Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas party.
Santa handing out presents
Santa Claus (white man) handing out presents to patients (African American and white girls and boys) in one of the hospital wards during the Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas party. He's speaking...
Santa speaking with boy in a wheelchair
Santa Claus visiting with a young boy in a wheelchair being pushed by an unidentified white man who is leaning over him from behind. A white man dressed as an elf is partially seen standing on the far...
Santa visits two little girls
A white male Santa Claus with glasses visits with two little white girls each being held by a white woman (likely their mothers) on either side of him during the Mercy Hospital Employee's Christmas...