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...
Carol McCune hands Charles D. Swint a check
Carol McCune presenting a check to Charles D. Swint. Standing to the right of McCune is Joe Cooper and Roger Liston. A Christmas tree is between Swint and McCune.
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
A hospital ward crowded with unidentified people and patients (African American and white, men, women, boys, and girls), some in hospital beds, celebrating Christmas. Christmas decorations are on one...
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
A hospital ward crowded with unidentified people and patients (African American and white, men, women, boys, and girls), some in hospital beds, celebrating Christmas. Paper Christmas trees lay in...
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
A hospital ward crowded with unidentified people and patients (African American and white, men, women, boys, and girls), some in hospital beds, celebrating Christmas. Paper Christmas trees lay in...
Christmas at Children's Mercy Hospital
Large crowd of unidentified people and patients (African American and white) packed into a room for a Christmas celebration at Children's Mercy Hospital. Several patients are in hospital beds and...
Christmas decorations in front of the hospital's entrance
A large Santa's sleigh and reindeer mounted in front of the hospital's entrance on Independence Avenue. The sleigh is set on a tall platform and the reindeer appear to be flying in the air. A wire for...
Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital
Children (all white girls and boys), some in wheelchairs, at a Hallmark Christmas party for Children's Mercy Hospital patients. Christmas decorations are on display on the table at the left with a...
Cindy Roberts, Carol Belt and other volunteers
Group of largely unidentified Children's Mercy Hospital Volunteers (white women, white men, one African American man) and one white male physician. Carol Belt is seated second from left in the first...
Delivering books to the children at Christmas
One little white girl sitting on a white female nurse's lap and another small African American child in wheelchair receiving presents and books from a white woman and two white men, (man handing book...
Doctors and nurses with patient
Doctors (white men) and female nurses (one African American, one white) around the hospital bed of a patient in an oxygen tent. From left to right: Dr. Lauer, Dr. Thomas Holder, Linda Morgan, R.N...
Dr. Clark Seely and Dr. John Griffith with unidentified man
Unidentified white man (left) posing for a photo with Dr. Clark Seely (center) and Dr. John Griffith (right) during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. They're in an office...
Dr. Dreher speaking with a woman
Dr. Dreher, with his back to the camera, speaking with an unidentified white woman in glasses. A holiday banner is on the wall in the background with a Santa figure and reading "Merry Christmas".
Dr. Ned Smull accepting a donation
Dr. Ned Smull shaking hands with an unidentified white man who is handing Dr. Smull a check for unknown amount. A decorated Christmas tree is standing behind them.
Dr. Ned Smull accepting a donation of clothing
Dr. Ned Smull accepting a donation of clothing and shaking hands with an unidentified white woman. Mayor of Kansas City, Charles Wheeler, is standing next to the woman. The clothes, along with a box...
Dr. Shopfner and others at a buffet table
Unidentified white man (left) and Dr. Shopfer (second from the left) in line getting food at a buffet table during a hospital holiday party. An unidentified white woman is handing a cup to another...
Elves, Santa, and Mrs. Claus visit a boy
Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) along with two elves (both white) visiting a young white boy during the Hallmark Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Claus is holding a paper bag with...
Examining a toy dump truck
Two unidentified white women and one white man examining a toy dump truck while standing beneath a large Christmas tree crafted from Christmas stockings on a table behind them. Event for Children's...
Gene Austin playing piano and singing
Gene Austin playing piano and singing for patients (white girls and boys) and other visitors (white women) around Christmas time. A large Christmas tree is next to the piano and cribs are in the...
Having coffee during the open house
Four unidentified white men seated at a table having coffee and laughing during the open house for the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. There's a Christmas centerpiece on the table with a lit...
Holiday event attendees
Attendees (one African American man, the others white women and men) seated and eating during a holiday event in Nurse Hall. Dr. Vernon James (far left), John Stockwell (standing), and Margaret Weaver...
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...
Looking at a Christmas tree made of Christmas stockings
Two unidentified white women and one unidentified white man looking at a large Christmas tree made from Christmas stockings on a table. Laying on the table next to the tree are various unwrapped toys...
Mr. and Mrs. Claus entertaining patients
Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) entertaining patients (African American and white), nurses, and staff (white women seen) in the lobby during a Christmas show for the children. Santa's holding up...
Photographer photographing someone in a Christmas Tree costume
A white female photographer taking a photo of someone in a Christmas tree costume during an event with patients (African American and white) and hospital staff (white women and men) participating. A...