Gerald J. Blouin leading a tour
Gerald J. Blouin (second from the left) wearing a blue hard hat and giving a tour of new hospital construction to a group of four white men and one white woman all wearing identical blue hard hats...
Gerald J. Blouin leading a tour
Gerald J. Blouin wearing a hard hat facing a group of men and women (all white) wearing blue hard hats during a tour of new construction for the hospital.
Gerald J. Blouin reading to children
Gerald J. Blouin in front of a group of children (all white) holding the book "Green Eggs and Ham" and wearing a Cat in the Hat hat. Presumably he's about to read the book to the children. An...
Gerald J. Blouin reading to children
Gerald J. Blouin in front of a group of children and adults (all white) holding the book "Green Eggs and Ham" and wearing a Cat in the Hat hat with one arm raised. Presumably he's about to read the...
Gerald J. Blouin speaking to a group
Gerald J. Blouin with back to camera speaking to a group of people (white women and men) seated at banquet tables.
Gerald L. Maupin dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Gerald L. Maupin, aged 74 dressed in costume portraying Abraham Lincoln, talking to a white boy in a wheelchair and a young white girl sitting at a table in a classroom at Children's Mercy Hospital...
Gerald L. Maupin dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Gerald L. Maupin, aged 84, in costume portraying Abraham Lincoln, while standing in front of a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a classroom at Children's Mercy Hospital. There are bookshelves along the...
Gerald L. Maupin dressed as Abraham Lincoln
Gerald L. Maupin, aged 74 dressed in costume portraying Abraham Lincoln, talking to a group of white boys and girls sitting at a table in a classroom at Children's Mercy Hospital. Most children's...
Getting coffee at the banquet table
Unidentified white man and woman being served coffee or tea by another unidentified white woman at the banquet table set up in the Children's Mercy Hospital's Sombart Lobby as part of the National...
Getting the hospital's files and records ready to move
Unidentified white man and woman packing and getting medical records and other files ready to be moved to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Various carts and boxes are seen in the corridor.
Getting their hair cut
Young white girl sitting on a tall chair with a grumpy expression getting her hair cut by an unidentified white man in a suit. Another white girl seated at the right and a white girl standing at the...
Girl during a Christmas party
Young African American girl dancing during a Wendy Ward Christmas party. She's holding something in her hand. A row of seated African American and white women and white men (one holding a white girl...
Girl in a crib with a nurse and Standard Oil visitors all around her
White toddler seated in a crib with a white female nurse and thirteen white men visiting from Standard Oil Company standing all around.
Girl in a wheelchair arriving on moving day
Unidentified white female nurse delivering a girl patient in a wheelchair and dressed in a winter coat to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building on moving day. Dr. Ruth Yohe can be seen standing...
Girl on a gurney being wheeled somewhere
White girl lying on gurney and covered in a blanket being wheeled through the hallway by a white male orderly past waiting people (all white women) in the clinic.
Girl petting Tuffie the baby elephant
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).
Girl receiving an eye exam
Young African American girl receiving an eye exam from an unidentified white male optometrist. She's wearing a measuring device and is seated next to a cabinet of various lenses. Her coin purse is in...
Governing board luncheon for Mercy related women's clubs
Head table during a luncheon given by the Mercy Hospital Governing Board in honor of Mercy connected Women's Clubs. Seated left to right: Mrs. H.R. Barrow, Charles D. Swint, Mrs. I.D. Pearce, Herman...
Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony
Governor Hearnes standing just outside of a tent and about to shake hands with an unidentified white man. Another unidentified white man is standing beside Hearnes with his hand out as well. A large...
Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony
Governor Hearnes standing with his back to the camera and standing beside a car with an open door near a tent at the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Hearnes is...
Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony
Governor Hearnes standing with his back to the camera and standing beside a car near a tent at the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Hearnes is shaking hands with an...
Governor Hearnes speaking
Governor Warren Hearnes speaking at a podium during the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Seated behind Hearnes in the first row, left side, are Herman Sutherland...
Governor Hearnes speaking
Governor Warren Hearnes speaking at a podium during the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Seated behind Hearnes on the left side of podium are (right to left), Herman...
Governor Hearnes visiting a young patient
Governor Warren Hearnes visiting a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Hearnes is reading from a book called Bedtime Stories and is smiling. The boy is laying on a bed and is...
Governor Warren Hearnes speaking with Herman Sutherland
Herman Sutherland (left) speaking with Governor Warren Hearnes during the Governor's visit to the hospital. Medical files are stored along one wall and the Governor is holding a coffee cup with a...