Class in session
Young students/patients (white boys and girls) in the Children's Mercy Hospital School Room at the beginning of it's 54th term watching instructor Kay Wolfe standing behind a phonics board with words...
Classroom arts and crafts time
The Musettes (Mrs. Morton Jones and Mrs. Walter McCardy) handing out art supplies and other items to student patients (all white girls and boys) in the classroom at Children's Mercy Hospital...
Marylane Thorne with students
Marylane Thorne watching as an African American girl student in a wheelchair leans across her to find something on the globe on the desk in front. Other students (two African American girls, an...
Marylane Thorne with students
Marylane Thorne seated with students (three African American girls, one African American teenage (possibly) boy, and two white boys) in a rough circle in the hospital's classroom. One patient is in a...
Marylane Thorne with students
Marylane Thorne speaking with an African American boy student in the hospital's classroom. Five students (Two African American boys, one African American girl, two white boys) are shown seated at...
Ruth Thomas teaching students with visitors looking on
Teacher Ruth Thomas providing instruction to two white girl patients who are in their hospital beds and one white boy seated at a desk in front of the beds. Observing are three white men, visitors...
Teacher with children in the hospital classroom
Children (white boys and one white girl) at desks in the hospital's classroom working on assignments and assisted by an unidentified white female teacher sitting in the middle of them. Visitors from...