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Boy and girl talking outside

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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...

Date Published
1901
1910

Dr. George M. Polk holding an infant

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Dr. George M. Polk holding his infant son while sitting on a porch ledge while an intern at Children's Mercy Hospital.

Date Published
1918-01-01
1918-12-31

Dr. Nelson with child

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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.

Date Published
1921
1930

Former hospital patient with a dog

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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...

Date Published
1942-01-01
1942-12-31

Girl with cleft-lip and palate

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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.

Date Published
1931
1940

Group of boys in a poor neighborhood

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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.

Date Published
1901
1910

Group of children behind apartment buildings

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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.

Date Published
1901
1910

Hospital ambulance on Independence Avenue

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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).

Date Published
1995-01-01
1995-12-31

Hospital van on Independence Avenue

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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...

Date Published
1995-01-01
1995-12-31

Mrs. Polk giving a dog a treat

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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.

Date Published
1934-01-01
1934-12-31

Old Marsh home

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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.

Date Published
1901
1910

Old Marsh home

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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".

Date Published
1901
1910

Police motorcycle escort during the move

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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...

Date Published
1970-01-01
1970-12-31