Administrators and children with clothes donations
From left to right are an unidentified white female nurse, Jerry Cohen, an unidentified white man, Dr. Ned Smull, Caroline Schulte, and Mr. Black, all seated in a row and examining a donation of...
Anna Anderson seated at a desk
Anna Anderson, Director of Children's Mercy Hospital Clinic, seated at a desk behind a partition and near rows of file cabinets.
Anna Fenner-Hutchison in her living room
Anna Fenner Hutchinson, former Nurses Supervisor, standing in her living room dressed for a wedding in a yellow dress with white gloves.
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...
Betty Boyd and others during an open house event
Betty Boyd (left) laughing in a corridor with Kathy Jeffries, Jeanne Henley, and Graham Hunt (right) during an open house event at Old Children's Mercy on Independence Avenue. Boyd is holding a closed...
Betty Boyd with Judy and Graham Hunt
Betty Boyd (left) speaking in a corridor with Graham Hunt and Judy Hunt during an open house event at Old Children's Mercy on Independence Avenue. Boyd is holding a closed bright pink umbrella in her...
Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient
Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient (all white) with KMBC radio journalists at Children's Mercy Hospital. They are sitting in a circle talking into a microphone. The young boy is sitting...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Crowd gathered (white women and men in photo) for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Crowd gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret Weaver, Dr. Ned Smull, Mrs. Hoover...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Large crowd (white women and men in photo) gathered for the new hospital's groundbreaking ceremony. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret Weaver, Dr...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Large crowd (one African American man, the rest white women and men) gathered for the new hospital's groundbreaking ceremony. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Large crowd (white women and men in photo) gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Persons lined up shoveling include (left to right) Herman Sutherland, Alice Walker...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Large crowd (white women and men in photo) gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital building. Persons lined up shoveling include (left to right) Herman Sutherland, Alice Walker...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Large crowd (two African American men, the rest white women and men) gathered for the new hospital building's groundbreaking ceremony. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano...
Breaking ground for the new hospital building
Large crowd (all white women and men in photo) gathered for the new hospital building's groundbreaking ceremony. Lined up with shovels in hand are (left to right) Mario Pagano, Alice Walker, Margaret...
Carol Belt, Ardis Wilmore, and Dean Cowles
Carol Belt; Ardis Wilmore and Dean Cowles, Director of Nursing, standing together next to a table of dolls.
Coordinating the move
Coordinating the move into the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. M. Lusita Archer, Nursing Director is seen at a board and Dr. Ned Smull is seated at a nearby table speaking into the microphone...
Dean Cowles at her desk
Dean Cowles seated at her desk with a pen in hand. Facing the left of the photo.
Dean Cowles outside the hospital
Dean Cowles, Director of Nursing, standing on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital in her nursing uniform.
Dean Cowles, Lou Archer and others at an unnamed event
Group photo during and unidentified event with (left to right) Dean Cowles, Mary Peterson, Lou Archer (wearing a tiara), unidentified white woman, Nancy Diddle, and Karen Herst. All facing the camera.
Dr. Richardson's birthday celebration
Celebration in honor of Dr. Richardson's birthday and Mrs. O.U. Hoover who was Treasurer from 1905-1955. Guests (all white) left to right: Mrs. Dietz; Mrs. Walsh; Mrs. Weaver; Dean Cowles, R.N...
Eating a formal dinner in a hospital room
Unidentified African American couple (woman and man) are dressed up and seated at a formally set table for four in a hospital room or ward with tablecloth, centerpiece, etc. Salads are before them...
Elizabeth Martin with nurse
Elizabeth Martin watching a demonstration made by a white female nurse (possibly Carolyn Doughtery) during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Another white woman is...
Examining a food donatation of three lambs outside the kitchen
Elizabeth Martin, Superintendent of Children's Mercy Hospital (left) and Pauline Kegereis, dietician, outside the kitchen windows in front of the ambulance drive examining the FAA/American Royal...
First annual Awards Tea
Attendees (white men, white and African American women) of the First Annual Awards Tea. Female nurses and other hospital employees are seated at several tables with a row of people standing in the...