Adults and child patients at the Wendy Ward Christmas Party
Adults and child patients (all white execpt an African American girl seated) at the Wendy Ward Christmas Party. A row of young children are sitting in wheel chairs in the foreground. An adult dressed...
Century Club members with Santa Claus
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.
Children and nurses with Santa Claus
Children (African American and white) and nurses (African American and white women) with Santa Claus (white) at Jerry Smith's "Christmas Village USA." Babies and toddlers are sitting on the nurses'...
Christmas decorations in front of the hospital's entrance
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...
Dr. Drew playing Santa
Dr. Drew playing Santa Claus and speaking with nurse Betty Wetzel (right) and an unidentified white female nurse (left). Both nurses are laughing.
Elves, Santa, and Mrs. Claus visit a boy
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...
John O'Donoghue playing Santa
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...
John O'Donoghue playing Santa
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...
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.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus entertaining patients
Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) entertaining patients (African American and white), nurses, and staff (white women seen) in the lobby during a Christmas show for the children. Santa's holding up...
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.
People standing outdoors around Santa Claus
People (all white) standing outdoors around Santa Claus at the Wendy Ward Christmas Party. The crowd of adults and children are looking at Santa Claus riding a horse wearing fake antlers to look like...
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 and Mrs. Claus speaking with a boy in a wheelchair
Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) kneeling on either side of wheelchair occupied by a white boy holding a Christmas stocking and looking over at Santa. Other people can be seen from the waist down...
Santa and others handing out gifts or candy
Santa Claus (white man) passing out either small gifts or candy to young patients with nurses and other adults in attendance during a Christmas party in the lobby.
Santa and others helping with a Christmas stocking
Santa Claus and two unidentified white female hospital attendees helping young patients (white girl, right, African American child, left (partially seen)) with a Christmas stocking during a Christmas...
Santa Claus and a candy striper with a young boy
Santa Claus (white) and a white female candy striper with a young white boy patient in a crib at the Wendy Ward Christmas Party. The child is laying on his side and looking up while the candy striper...
Santa Claus and a young female patient
Santa Claus (white) kneeling while speaking to a young white female patient at the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. The young girl is standing on the right, wearing a bandage wrap on her head. She is...
Santa Claus and a young woman next to a young boy
Santa Claus (white) and a young African American woman visiting a young African American boy patient. The boy is sitting up in a crib with one foot wrapped in bandages and supported by rope on a...
Santa Claus and another man handing out gifts
Santa Claus (white) and another white man handing out gifts to children (African American and white) in the hospital at the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. They are holding boxes with dolls and other...
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 clapping his hands together
Santa Claus (White) clapping his hands together at the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. A set of sleigh bells are hanging off one arm. Nurses (female) and children (all white) are sitting on the back...
Santa Claus delivering a present
Santa Claus (white) delivering a present at the Wendy Ward Christmas Party. Santa is handing a toy to a young white boy patient in a hospital bed. A white female nurse is holding the boy's head on the...