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...
Children at a Christmas party
African American and white female nurses with young patients (African American and white) around them during a Christmas party with gifts at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital
Christmas party at Children's Mercy Hospital held in the children's playroom at the 1710 Independence Avenue building. Santa (white) is standing in front of a large decorated Christmas tree. Young...
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...
Dr. Ned Smull and others looking over clothing donations
Looking over a table of clothing donations to the hospital during the Mayor's Christmas Tree event are (left to right) Fire Chief Hughes, Dr. Ned Smull, Caroline Schulte, an unidentified African...
Girl in bed with toys
White girl sitting up in a hospital bed holding a stuffed dog with gifts and a decorative paper Santa on the bed beside her. The two gifts are a "Stylofil threadwriter" and a game of "Chinese Checkers...
Girl receiving a sweater at Christmas
Teenaged white girl sitting up in a hospital bed and opening a gift of a sweater on Christmas morning. She's looking forward at the unseen person who gave it to her. Two dolls are on the empty bed...
Ned Smull and Ilus Davis speaking during a Christmas donation
Dr. Ned Smull holding a white baby while speaking with Ilus Davis, Mayor (likely) during a donation of gifts and clothing to the hospital at Christmas. A white woman is partially seen at the edge of...
Ned Smull with baby accepting donations
Dr. Ned Smull holding a white baby while a white male Naval Officer and a white woman wearing a turban present an article of clothing as a donation near Christmas.
Santa and his helpers giving out presents
Santa Claus (white) handing out presents to children (white and African American) at Children's Mercy Hospital with the help of Charles Wesley Pirtle (left) and Bob Paxton (right). Pirtle is in a...
Santa Claus and another man handing out gifts
Santa Claus (white) and another white man handing out gifts to children (African American and white) in the hospital at the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. They are holding boxes with dolls and other...
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 a young girl and boy
Santa Claus (white) visiting a young girl and boy (both white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. The patient on left is sitting in a wheel chair holding a doll. Santa is sitting in the middle handing a...
Santa giving a young girl a gift
Santa Claus (white man) handing a present to a young white girl lying on her back in her hospital bed during the Christmas party.
Santa handing a child presents
Santa Claus (white man) delivering gifts to a young white girl patient lying down in a hospital bed during the Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas party.
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 handing out presents
Santa Claus (white man) handing out presents to patients (African American and white girls and boys) in one of the hospital wards during the Children's Mercy Hospital Christmas party. He's speaking...
Santa passing a gift to a child in a hospital bed
Santa Claus (white man) handing out a gift and a book to a white child lying down in their hospital bed and reaching for the gifts.
Woman speaking to a group of children with presents
Unidentified white woman with a brace on her right leg speaking in front of a group of patients (African American and white girls and boys), almost all in wheelchairs, during the Children's Mercy...
Young boy with toy truck
Young African American boy sitting in his hospital bed on Christmas morning holding a toy cement truck with the box it came in beside him. Behind the bed to the left is a musical top, blow up figure...