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...
Kids with plastic Santas
Group of boys (white) and girls (two white and an African American girl in a wheelchair) in a circle around two identical facing plastic Santa statues. One boy is looking directly at the camera and...
Laughing nurse and patient
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...
Linda Craven with patient
Children's Mercy Hospital Employee of the Month, Linda Craven LPN, seated with young African girl patient. A picture of Mickey Mouse with a rainbow bow tie is hanging on the wall behind them. Craven...
Listening to an infant's heart
Unidentified white male medical student or resident being observed by a senior white male physician as he listens to the heart of an African American infant lying on an examination table with a...
Listening to his heart
White male doctor, intern, or nurse listening to an African American boy's chest with a stethoscope. The boy is shirtless and seated on an examination table in front of a window with the man seated...
Lobby Christmas party for the children
Christmas party in the lobby of Children's Mercy Hospital for the patients (all white boys and girls except for one African American child). Nurse Iris Jensen is standing behind the children, many of...
Man and woman holding up an exhibit of a Star Magazine article
Exhibit board at unidentified event featuring a Star Magazine article about the hospital called "Angels at Mercy" and features new borns. The board is being held up at either side by an unidentified...
Margaret Weaver dancing with Santa
Margaret Weaver, Board President, wearing a volunteer uniform and dancing with Santa Claus (white male). An African American child in a wheelchair is seen behind them. Most of Weaver's face is turned...
Margi Hall Pence with girl at a craft table
Margi Hall Pence visiting with an African American girl seated at a craft table at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a bottle of paint and smiling. Pence is facing the right to look...
Margi Hall Pence with girl at a craft table
Margi Hall Pence visiting with an African American girl seated at a craft table at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a bottle of paint and smiling. Both facing the camera and leaning in...
Margi Hall Pence with girl at a craft table
Margi Hall Pence visiting with an African American girl seated at a craft table at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a bottle of paint and smiling. Both facing the camera with Pence...
Margi Hall Pence with girl at a craft table
Margi Hall Pence visiting with an African American girl seated at a craft table at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a bottle of paint and smiling. Both facing the camera.
Margi Hall Pence with girl at a craft table
Margi Hall Pence visiting with an African American girl seated at a craft table at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a bottle of paint and smiling.
Marilyn Maye visiting young patients
Marilyn Maye visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. She is sitting in the center of several children. They are holding balloons that read "Winnie-the-Pooh...
Mary Massey holding young girl in her arms with burn scars
Nurse Mary Massey holding in her arms a young African American girl with burn scarring on her face. The girl is looking at something off camera and to the right of the photo.
Marylane Thorne helping students study
Teacher Marylane Thorne standing between two hospital beds helping the boys in them to do their lessons. The boy in front of Thorne is African American, and the boy behind is white with eyeglasses...
Marylane Thorne with students
Marylane Thorne watching as an African American girl student in a wheelchair leans across her to find something on the globe on the desk in front. Other students (two African American girls, an...
Marylane Thorne with students
Marylane Thorne seated with students (three African American girls, one African American teenage (possibly) boy, and two white boys) in a rough circle in the hospital's classroom. One patient is in a...
Marylane Thorne with students
Marylane Thorne speaking with an African American boy student in the hospital's classroom. Five students (Two African American boys, one African American girl, two white boys) are shown seated at...
Meeting Santa Claus
Santa Claus (white man) reaching down with his hand out to a white girl toddler in the lobby of Children's Mercy Hospital during the mayor's Christmas party. A group of other patients (African...
Mickey Mouse interacting with young patients
Mickey Mouse interacting with young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Mickey is kneeling and holding the hand of a young white boy wearing braces. Other boys and...
Mother and son entering a doorway
African American mother holding her young son's hand as they enter through a door. A white male doctor and white female nurse are partially seen beyond. Photo taken from behind the pair.
Mother fixing her daughter's hair
African American mother fixing her daughter's hair while sitting in a crib at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a cookie.