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Hospital employees at a staff recognition event

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Crowd of Children's Mercy Hospital employees (white women and men) gathered in the Century Ballroom, Crown Center with a refreshment table for staff recognition awards. One white man is in a...

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

John O'Donoghue playing Santa

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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...

Date Published
1965-12-19

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

Margaret Weaver dancing with Santa

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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...

Date Published
1951
1960

Member of the Young American Choir performing

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A white female member of the Young American Choir performing for patients and staff at Children's Mercy Hospital. The woman is holding one arm up to her chest while singing. Children (white and...

Date Published
1966
1968

Mobilized for moving day

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Two white male physicians and five white female nurses seen waiting by an empty wheelchair and oxygen tanks by a table during the move into the new Children's Mercy Hospital building.

Date Published
1970-12-17

Moving in a child in a wheelchair

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Two white female nurses moving an African American girl cardiac patient in a wheelchair out of the old building to be brought to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building on moving day. Two white...

Date Published
1970-12-17

Nurse with toddler

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Group of four people (two white women, two white men, Robert M. Schauffler behind one in a wheelchair with a cane) watching an unidentified white female nurse holding a toddler in the lobby of...

Date Published
1941
1950

Nurse with toddler and community members

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Robert M. Schauffler (behind wheelchair) next to two unidentified white women and an unidentified white man in a wheelchair with two canes watching an unidentified white female nurse holding a white...

Date Published
1941
1950

Patient with group of people

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Young white girl patient seated in a wheelchair with casts on her legs in front of a table in the Children's Mercy Hospital playground. Three white female nurses and three other people (two white...

Date Published
1961
1970

People lined up outside the hospital

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Group of people (African American women and men and white men and a white woman) lined up on a sidewalk outside of Mercy Hospital, including several doctors in lab coats, nurses in uniform, a woman in...

Date Published
1961
1970

Preparing for the move

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View of a corridor in the old hospital building with a group of white female nurses and other staff (white women and men) at the far end and two unidentified white men in the foreground along with...

Date Published
1970-12-17

Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients

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Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Rabbit is holding a Piglet doll and is standing next to an unidentified white man in a...

Date Published
1967-09-08

Radio host Ted Mack speaking to people

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Radio host Ted Mack speaking to people at Children's Mercy Hospital. A group of patients, nurses, and other adults (African American and white) are standing and sitting around the room watching him...

Date Published
1962-10-31

Reg Carolan with young girl

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Reg Carolan of the Kansas City Chiefs visiting with a young white girl in a wheelchair and leg braces. Both are laughing and the girl has something in her hands.

Date Published
1969-06-01
1969-06-30

Ruth Yohe checking in a patient

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Dr. Ruth Yohe checking the ID bracelet of a white boy patient arriving through the doors of the new Children's Mercy Hospital building on moving day in a wheelchair with a blanket over his lap. An...

Date Published
1970-12-17

Santa and his helpers giving out presents

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Santa Claus (white) handing out presents to children (white and African American) at Children's Mercy Hospital with the help of Charles Wesley Pirtle (left) and Bob Paxton (right). Pirtle is in a...

Date Published
1961
1970

Santa and Mrs. Claus speaking with a boy in a wheelchair

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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...

Date Published
1964-12-01
1964-12-31

Santa and others handing out gifts or candy

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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.

Date Published
1964-12-01
1964-12-31

Santa Claus entertaining children

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Santa Claus (white) entertaining children (African American and white) at Jerry Smith's "Christmas Village USA." Santa is facing the children with his arms outstretched. The children are looking up...

Date Published
1967-12-01
1967-12-31

Santa Claus handing a toy horse to a young boy

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Santa Claus (white) handing a toy horse to a young white boy patient. The boy is sitting in a wheelchair. Santa is kneeling while handing over the gift. Other adults (white) are only partially seen...

Date Published
1967-12-10

Santa Claus holding up Christmas stockings and waving

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Santa Claus (white) holding Christmas stockings and waving while standing with a group of children at the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. The children (mostly white with one African American girl at the...

Date Published
1967-12-22