Four women accordionists playing for the children
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...
Getting a patient ready for the move
Nurse Diane Galardi getting a white girl patient in a crib ready to move to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Galardi is wearing a winter coat.
Getting their hair cut
Young white girl sitting on a tall chair with a grumpy expression getting her hair cut by an unidentified white man in a suit. Another white girl seated at the right and a white girl standing at the...
Girl celebrating her birthday
White girl Mercy patient celebrating her ninth birthday in her hospital bed with Mrs. Mildred Wilson, a Red Cross Volunteer, and another white girl patient. Wilson is placing a party hat on the...
Girl celebrating her birthday
White girl Mercy patient celebrating her ninth birthday in her hospital bed with Mrs. Mildred Wilson, a Red Cross Volunteer, and another white girl patient. The birthday girl has a fancy hat on and...
Girl during a Christmas party
Young African American girl dancing during a Wendy Ward Christmas party. She's holding something in her hand. A row of seated African American and white women and white men (one holding a white girl...
Girl holding a sock monkey
Young white girl patient standing up in a playpen while holding a large sock monkey doll. Other dolls are on the playpen's floor and other hospital beds are seen in the background. She's facing the...
Girl in a mask in a wheelchair
African American girl patient with leg braces seated in a wheelchair and wearing a mask. An African American boy is in the background.
Girl in a wheelchair arriving on moving day
Unidentified white female nurse delivering a girl patient in a wheelchair and dressed in a winter coat to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building on moving day. Dr. Ruth Yohe can be seen standing...
Girl on a gurney being wheeled somewhere
White girl lying on gurney and covered in a blanket being wheeled through the hallway by a white male orderly past waiting people (all white women) in the clinic.
Girl on a seesaw
Small white girl sitting on a seesaw on the playground of Children's Mercy Hospital.
Girl petting Tuffie the baby elephant
Tuffie the Baby Elephant, with her white male handler, being petted by a white girl while surrounded by patients (African American boys) and staff (African American and white women).
Girl swinging a sock monkey around
Young white girl patient standing up in a playpen and swinging a sock monkey around. The arm and hand of an unidentified white woman is seen reaching toward the girl from the right of the photo. An...
Girl with doll by a Christmas tree
Five year old white girl patient sitting next to a Christmas tree holding a doll. She's posing for Children's Mercy Hospital's annual Christmas card.
Girl with doll in bed
Young African American girl lying in a hospital bed with her arm around her doll.
Governor Hearnes visiting a young patient
Governor Warren Hearnes visiting a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Hearnes is reading from a book called Bedtime Stories and is smiling. The boy is laying on a bed and is...
Governor Warren Hearnes speaking with nurse McGoffin
Nurse McGoffin seated outside the X-Ray department holding a young African American patient and chatting with Governor Warren Hearnes (standing) during a visit by the Governor to Children's Mercy...
Governor Warren Hearnes visiting a patient in bed
Governor Warren Hearnes leaning over the hospital bed of a young white boy patient while visiting the hospital. The boy has his hand raised and touching the governor's head. Patient's back is mostly...
Group of women and children in a ward
Group of nine children (African American and white girls and boys) and three adults and one nurse (all white women) in a hospital ward. Three children are sitting in a bed, two are standing, and three...
Halloween hats in the classroom
Group of patients (African American and white) and a white female teacher in a Children's Mercy Hospital classroom wearing goofy homemade Halloween hats. One girl is in a wheelchair.
Icee the Bear with boys and girls
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...
Infant on his back
White infant lying on a pillow and looking up and to the left of the photo.
Irma Stillwell and two others in the neonatal care unit
Irma Stillwell (center) standing next to an oxygen tank assisting an unidentified white male doctor working on a baby in an incubator. An unidentified white female nurse on the right is checking a...
Jack Steadman visiting a patient with Herman Sutherland
Jack Steadman (right), general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs presenting an autographed football to an African American boy patient. Herman Sutherland, president of the Central Governing Board of...
Jackie Gleason and June Taylor visiting patients
Jackie Gleason and June Taylor visiting patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. Gleason is signing an autograph while Taylor looks down at him. Boys (white) are sitting on chairs along the hallway and...