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Acrobat doing a handstand on a table

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Unidentified white woman acrobat from the Truman Corners Circus doing a handstand atop a table on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
1961-04-28

Acrobats performing on the hospital lawn

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Acrobats (Asian woman and man) from the Truman Corners Circus performing on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital. The woman is standing on the head of the man who is squatting down.

Date Published
1961-04-28

At the Children's Mercy Hospital's information booth

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Five older white women standing in front of the Children's Mercy Hospital's information booth during the third dedication of the bronze boar fountain on the Country Club Plaza. Two of the women are...

Date Published
1964-05-18

Backhoe digging

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Backhoe breaking ground for the construction of the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Dirt is falling out of the bucket and other buildings can be seen in the background.

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

Batter swinging during a softball game

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Unidentified white male batter swinging on home plate during a softball game. Storage building or workshop behind the fence and the downtown skyline can be seen.

Date Published
1967-08-04

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

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Crowd (white women and men) gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Margaret Weaver, Dr. Ned Smull, Mrs. Hoover, with...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Crowd gathered (white women and men in photo) for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Crowd gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret Weaver, Dr. Ned Smull, Mrs. Hoover...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Large crowd (white women and men in photo) gathered for the new hospital's groundbreaking ceremony. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret Weaver, Dr...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Large crowd (one African American man, the rest white women and men) gathered for the new hospital's groundbreaking ceremony. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Large crowd (white women and men in photo) gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Persons lined up shoveling include (left to right) Herman Sutherland, Alice Walker...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Large crowd (white women and men in photo) gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Persons lined up shoveling include (left to right) Herman Sutherland, Alice Walker...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Breaking ground for the new hospital building

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Large crowd (all white women and men in photo) gathered for the new hospital building's groundbreaking ceremony. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret...

Date Published
1968-02-06

Building for the Crippled Children's Nursery School

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Building for the Crippled Children's Nursery School and the Offices of Jackson County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The building is made of bricks and the front entrance is covered with...

Date Published
1966
1967

Cake shaped like the Harry S. Truman Library

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Cake shaped like the Harry S. Truman Library (likely) with columns in front and a card with writing and a dove with olive branch resting on the cake's "roof".

Date Published
1966-05-01
1966-05-31

Carol Burnett visiting Children's Mercy Hospital

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Carol Burnett visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. She is standing on the steps and is waving down at the camera. Two other white women are walking on the steps as well. There are four large stone...

Date Published
1962-07-01
1962-07-31

Children and adults in an open carriage

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Children (white) and adults (white and one African American female candy striper) in an open carriage for the Buckaroo Roundup Entry in the American Royal Parade. Two unidentified drivers are sitting...

Date Published
1967-10-01
1967-10-31

Children's Mercy building under construction

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View of Children's Mercy Hospital while under construction at 24th and Gillham. A crane has been erected on the roof and there's a temporary shed on the side. Two cars and two trucks are parked in...

Date Published
1970-01-01
1970-12-31

Christmas decorations in front of the hospital's entrance

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A large Santa's sleigh and reindeer mounted in front of the hospital's entrance on Independence Avenue. The sleigh is set on a tall platform and the reindeer appear to be flying in the air. A wire for...

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

Clown performing on the hospital lawn

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Clown (white male) from the Truman Corners Circus performing with a cycle of some sort on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
1961-04-28