Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Anna Allen
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Anna Allen [Anderson] with a group of young patients (all white). Babe Ruth is standing on the right and is shaking hands with Allen [Anderson]. He is wearing a suit and tie...
John O'Donoghue playing Santa
John O'Donoghue, Kansas City Athletics pitcher, playing Santa Claus and entertaining patients at the Wendy Ward Party at Children's Mercy Hospital. He's seated on a sofa with a young white girl on his...
John O'Donoghue playing Santa
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...
Kansas City Chiefs football player Reg Carolan visiting a patient
Kansas City Chiefs football player Reg Carolan visiting a young African American girl patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Carolan is kneeling and smiling at a girl sitting in a wheelchair. She is...
Members of the Kansas City Athletics visiting a patient
Members of the Kansas City Athletics baseball team (all white men) visiting a white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Gus Nichols, Jim Walker, Dan Pfister, Jim Archer, and Wayne Causey are...
Reg Carolan with young girl
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.
Tommy Watson reading to a child
Tommy Watson reading a book to a white toddler being held by its mother on an examination table. The child is looking up at Watson with delight and also has a bandage on its cheek. Another...
Vic Pellot talking with a young male patient
Vic Pellot talking with a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Pellot, also known as "Vic Power", and was the 1st Baseman for Kansas City Athletics, is holding a photo with the boy...