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Eating a formal dinner in a hospital room

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Unidentified African American couple (woman and man) are dressed up and seated at a formally set table for four in a hospital room or ward with tablecloth, centerpiece, etc. Salads are before them...

Date Published
1971
1980

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

Emmet Kelly Jr. shaking hands with skeptical boy

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Emmet Kelly, Jr. shaking hands with a young African American boy in a coat and hat. The boy is not at all thrilled and looks as if he might start to cry. Another African American boy behind them looks...

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

Ethel Moore and Carol (Graves) Smith talking together

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Ethel Moore (left) talking with Carol (Graves) Smith in a corridor during an open house event at Old Children's Mercy on Independence Avenue. In the background can be seen Vivian Brown, and Patty...

Date Published
1996-11-16

Examining a model heart

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Nurse Betty Lynch (standing) instructing nurses' aides Sheila Sante (left) and Lillian Reeves (right) on the heart using a model heart donated by the Kaw Valley Heart Association. There are booklets...

Date Published
1972-10-01
1972-10-31

First annual Awards Tea

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Attendees (white men, white and African American women) of the First Annual Awards Tea. Female nurses and other hospital employees are seated at several tables with a row of people standing in the...

Date Published
1905-05-13

Gene Austin playing piano and singing

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Gene Austin playing piano and singing for patients (white girls and boys) and other visitors (African American and white women and a white man) around Christmas time. A large bird cage is on top of...

Date Published
1951
1960

Girl petting Tuffie the baby elephant

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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).

Date Published
1967-06-01
1967-06-31

Group at a staff recognition lunch

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Unidentified people (one African American man, one African American woman, the rest white women and a white man) gathered around a table, holding up certificates at what appears to be a staff...

Date Published
1951
1960

Group of adolescent girls at Easter

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Group photo of nine white teenage girls; three sitting in the foreground wearing dresses and holding Easter baskets and a decorated egg (perhaps); six girls sitting on or around the hospital bed in...

Date Published
1951
1960

Group of visitors in a corridor during an open house

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Group of women (African American and white) and an unidentified white male photographer in a hallway during an open house event at Old Children's Mercy on Independence Avenue. The women seen are Erma...

Date Published
1996-11-16

Helping a Junior Volunteer

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Seated unidentified white female Junior Volunteer receiving instructions from nurse Debra Riley on some sort of data entry form. Various people in the background.

Date Published
1981
1990

Junior Volunteer Johnny Marx working in the supply room

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Children's Mercy Hospital Junior Volunteer Johnny Marx working with an African American female nurse in the hospital's supply room. He seems to be assembling something for future use. Shelves of...

Date Published
1989-01-01
1989-12-31

Junior Volunteer Johnny Marx working in the supply room

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Children's Mercy Hospital Junior Volunteer Johnny Marx working with an African American female nurse in the supply room. He seems to be assembling something for future use. Shelves of supplies are all...

Date Published
1989-01-01
1989-12-31

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 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

Ken Curtis visiting a toddler in a high chair

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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...

Date Published
1967-10-19

Lab technician in the cardiovascular lab

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Unidentified African American woman working at a piece of equipment in the cardiovascular lab. She's wearing a lab coat and is mostly turned away from the camera. More instruments and equipment is...

Date Published
1965-11-09

Lab technicians at work

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An unidentified African American woman in a nurse's uniform (left) and an unidentified white woman in a lab coat (right) working in Dr. Stanley Hellerstein's laboratory at Children's Mercy Hospital...

Date Published
1961
1970

Laughing nurse and patient

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Nurse Dorothy Wells standing by the bed an African American girl patient is sitting on before moving in the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Both are laughing and Wells is looking into the...

Date Published
1970-12-17