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 window display
View of a Christmas window display from behind during the Children's Mercy Hospital KCAHA Volunteer Recognition Dinner. Pine cones, angels, and a Santa are among the items seen.
Christmas window display from behind
View of a Christmas window display from behind during the Children's Mercy Hospital KCAHA Volunteer Recognition Dinner. Pine cones, a Santa figurine and other decorations are seen.
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...
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...
Kids with plastic Santas
Group of boys (white) and girls (two white and an African American girl in a wheelchair) in a circle around two identical facing plastic Santa statues. One boy is looking directly at the camera and...
Large Santa statue
Life sized Santa statue next to a Christmas tree with wrapped presents at his feet at the Children's Mercy Hospital Annual Christmas Party.
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...
Nurse Gutowski in the Christmas spirit
Erma Gutowski, RN, wearing a Santa hat and standing next to a large Santa Claus statue. Alphabet posters are on the doors behind them.
Santa and a Christmas Tree visiting a patient
Santa Claus (white man) and someone wearing an elaborate Christmas Tree costume visiting a white patient in their hospital bed.
Santa and Mrs. Claus in the lobby
Santa Claus (white man) holding his sleigh bells and Mrs. Santa (white woman) with her accordion entertaining people off camera in the lobby of Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas Party. Tables of...
Santa and Mrs. Claus speaking with a boy in a wheelchair
Santa and Mrs. Claus (both white) kneeling on either side of wheelchair occupied by a white boy holding a Christmas stocking and looking over at Santa. Other people can be seen from the waist down...
Santa and others handing out gifts or candy
Santa Claus (white man) passing out either small gifts or candy to young patients with nurses and other adults in attendance during a Christmas party in the lobby.
Santa and others helping with a Christmas stocking
Santa Claus and two unidentified white female hospital attendees helping young patients (white girl, right, African American child, left (partially seen)) with a Christmas stocking during a Christmas...
Santa and toy soldier visiting children
Santa Claus (white man), holding a giant comb and his sack, along with a person dressed up in a toy soldier costume visiting two young white boy patients at the hospital. A white female nurse is in...
Santa at Children's Mercy Hospital
Santa Claus (white man) holding sleigh bells and entertaining the children at the mayor's Christmas party. An African American female nurse can be seen in the background.
Santa Claus and Mrs. I.D. Pierce
Unidentified Century Club member sitting in front of a Christmas tree taking a present from Santa Claus (played by Mrs. I.D. Pierce) standing next to her. Santa is holding sleigh bells in his other...
Santa Claus giving a gift to a woman
Dr. Drew dressed as Santa Claus handing a present to an unidentified white woman in glasses holding a plate in one hand.
Santa Claus handing out presents to children
Large group of patients (African American and white) sitting on the steps in the lobby area of Children's Mercy Hospital while Santa (white) hands out presents. The girl standing on right has on a...
Santa Claus visiting two young boys
Santa Claus (white man), holding sleigh bells and visiting with two African American boy toddler patients being held by two white female nurses. The boys are turned to look at each other. The boy on...
Santa handing out gifts
Santa Claus (white man) visiting patients and passing out Christmas presents to a group (African American girls and boys) seated before him. Other adults (African American women, African American man...
Santa jangling bells over a bed-ridden patient
View from behind and to the side of Santa Claus (white man) ringing his bells over a white girl patient lying down in her hospital bed. A Santa doll is lying in the bed with her.
Santa posing for a photo with Margaret Weaver and another woman
Santa Claus (white man) posing for a photo with Margaret Weaver (right) and an unidentified white woman (left) in the hospital lobby. Santa is holding a set of sleigh bells in one hand.
Santa speaking with boy in a wheelchair
Santa Claus visiting with a young boy in a wheelchair being pushed by an unidentified white man who is leaning over him from behind. A white man dressed as an elf is partially seen standing on the far...
Santa visiting with the children
Crowd of people (white) in the lobby while Santa (white) visits with children (African American and white). He has his arm around a young white boy standing next to him while others are seated in...