Boy and girl talking outside
Young white girl and boy outside in a poor neighborhood talking with each other. The boy is wearing a hat and jacket and seated on a overturned wooden basket and the girl is standing facing the boy...
Dr. George M. Polk holding an infant
Dr. George M. Polk holding his infant son while sitting on a porch ledge while an intern at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Dr. Nelson with child
Dr. Nelson (likely) standing outside holding a white toddler in his arms. Looking to the left of the photo with a house in the background.
Former hospital patient with a dog
Young white boy in shorts in the yard of a house with his dog. The boy is a former patient at Children's Mercy Hospital who had dislocated hips. There's a wooden fence around the house and other...
Girl with cleft-lip and palate
White girl with a cleft-lip and palate wearing a dress and posing for a photo by the steps of her home in Cassville, Missouri.
Group of boys in a poor neighborhood
Group photo of white boys, some sitting, some standing, all centered around a boy lying on a cot on the ground on the edge of a depressed slum-like area of the city.
Group of children behind apartment buildings
Group of boys (two are African America, the rest white) and one white girl standing around in the back of a tenement area with laundry hanging from various buildings in the background.
Hospital ambulance on Independence Avenue
Children's Mercy Hospital ambulance passing along Independence Avenue during the Hospital Parade. Cars and houses across the street are seen as well as the back of one seated spectator (white woman).
Hospital van on Independence Avenue
Children's Mercy Hospital van passing along Independence Avenue during the Hospital Parade. Cars and houses across the street are seen as well as one seated spectator (white woman) who is turned...
Mrs. Polk giving a dog a treat
Mrs. Polk [Agnes Messersmith Polk] feeding a solid black dog a treat as it stands on its hind legs. She is wearing a fur coat and standing beside a house.
Old Marsh home
Colonial type home labeled "The Old Marsh Home" with a sign over the front porch indicating merchandise is for sale inside, proceeds to benefit Children's Mercy Hospital.
Old Marsh home
Outside view of the old Marsh home. A sign on the porch reads "For sale material in this building -- For the benefit of Mercy Hospital".
Police motorcycle escort during the move
Police officer (white man) on a motorcycle escorting the Children's Mercy Hospital van and ambulance while transporting patients en route to the new hospital on Gillham Road. Several cars parked along...