Accordionist playing for young children
Young white man playing an accordion while a young African American girl toddler watches while standing in front of a wheelchair. Other patients (African American and white) in wheelchairs in costume.
Admiring a new heart-lung machine
Marion Kreamer (left) with young white girl cardiac patient and two unidentified white women standing with Doctor Thomas Holder (right) around a new heart-lung machine on the floor.
Adults and a young girl in arm and leg braces at the Open House
Adults (all white) and a young white girl at the Open House for the new building at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is walking with leg braces and crutches. She is dressed in a winter coat and cap...
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...
Bob Random signing autographs
Bob Random signing autographs for a white female nurse and two girl patients (one African American, the other white) The Iron Horse actor is standing on the left and looking down next to nurse Diane...
Bob Random visiting young patients
Bob Random visiting with young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is standing on the right and looking down at patient Yolanda Montgomery (African American) who is holding a...
Bobbi Johnson and Charles O. Finley visiting a patient
Bobbi Johnson, Miss USA, and Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O. Finley delivering a souvenir megaphone to white girl patient seated in a hospital bed. Finley is also holding out two large sheets...
Century Club members
Century Club members with young patient (all white), the adopted daughter of Ruth Roy, Children's Mercy Hospital's payroll clerk. The woman on the left of Patty Roy holding the donation can is...
Check giving ceremony
Mrs. Nourse receiving a check from an unnamed organization from Clinton, Missouri in the southwest corner of the lobby. Two white men are on the right of the photo, one in a winter coat, and three...
Child on a gurney in a crowded corridor
A bandaged white child lying on gurney with a white man standing near by in a crowded Clinic corridor.
Child with a lollipop in the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic waiting room
Families with children (white women and children, a white man, and an African American boy) seated and waiting in the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic. A woman has a child sitting on her lap and another mother...
Children and adults during the Hall Family Outpatient Center open house
Unidentified young white female toddler in the middle of the photo in a dress and bonnet with a young white boy standing behind her next to adults (all white) partially in view. In the background is a...
Children and adults in a ward
Roomful of adults (African American and white women, one white man) and children (An African American girl with white girls and boys) in a hospital ward standing around a dinette table with the board...
Children and adults in the outpatient clinic's waiting room
Crowd of adults and children (all white) in the outpatient clinic of Children's Mercy Hospital.
Children and adults seated and standing at a Christmas party
Audience of seated African American and white children, most in wheelchairs during a Wendy Ward Christmas party. Adult white men and women are standing at the edges of the audience. An African...
Children and adults seated at a Christmas party
Audience of seated African American and white children and African American and white women during a Wendy Ward Christmas party. An older white man is standing by the double doors at the back of the...
Children and adults seated at a Christmas party
Audience of seated African American and white children and an African American woman with white women and men during a Wendy Ward Christmas party.
Children and nurses standing on the lawn
Children (white) and female white nurses standing on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital in celebration of its 25th Birthday Celebration. Boys and girls are wearing various costumes. Some patients...
Children on the playground
Children (white girls and boys) playing in the playground on the swings with one unidentified white man helping a small child on the seesaw. Stadium steps in the background.
Children watching a performance
Group of children (African American and white) with white female nurses watching Santa Claus, who is not seen in the photo, during the mayor's Christmas party. Dr. Richard Dreher is standing at the...
Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital
Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital held in the children's playroom at the 1710 Independence Avenue building. Santa (white) is standing in front of a large decorated Christmas tree. Young...
Clown speaking with young girl
Clown (white male) from the Truman Corners Circus bending down to talk with a young girl with a head scarf holding a crafted bunny, on the lawn of the Children's Mercy Hospital.
Clown visiting a patient
Clown (white male) in a plaid coat, hat, and red hair visiting a white girl in traction. The clown is holding a small phonograph player. The girl is smiling or laughing while lying in her hospital bed...
Corporal Ron Leslie and his police dog visiting the hospital
Corporal Ron Leslie holding his police dog's leash as a white man tries to put a white toddler on the dog's back. Two white women are seated on the stairs. Taken in the foyer of the hospital.
Crowd around the boar statue on the Plaza
Crowd of men, women, boys, and girls (all white) around the Children's Mercy Hospital boar statue on the Country Club Plaza. Many appear to be wearing Sunday clothes, including the boys. Three women...