Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

This not-for-profit hospital was founded in Kansas City in 1897 by two sisters, Alice Berry Graham and Katherine Richardson to serve the poor and ill children of the area. This collection features photos of patients, staff, and volunteers all through the hospital's history.

Items in Collection: 3,206

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Asian American History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

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Women’s History & Representation

1 - 4 of 4 items

Halloween decorations in the hospital's courtyard featuring a scarecrow seated on a hay bale with two pumpkins at its feet. It's wearing a straw hat and overalls.

Date Published

1983-10-01

1983-10-31

Large crowd with female nurses in the first row at the laying of the cornerstone for Children's Mercy Hospital on Independence Avenue. Crowd consists of women, men, and children, seemingly all white...

Date Published

1916-01-01

1916-12-31

Dr. Charles Clayton Denny wearing a hat and standing by the hospital's entrance steps.

Date Published

1921

1930

Dr. Katharine Richardson (left) and Dr. Francisco (right) standing with white girl and boy patients and two unidentified white women by the Children's Mercy cornerstone dedicated to Alice Berry Graham...

Date Published

1916-01-01

1916-12-31

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Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Courtyard Halloween decorations

Crowd at the cornerstone laying

Dr. Denny at the hospital's entrance

Dr. Richardson, Dr. Francisco and others posing with the hospital cornerstone

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