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...
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Anna Allen
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Anna Allen [Anderson] with a group of young patients (all white). Babe Ruth is standing on the right and is shaking hands with Allen [Anderson]. He is wearing a suit and tie...
Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient
Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient (all white) with KMBC radio journalists at Children's Mercy Hospital. They are sitting in a circle talking into a microphone. The young boy is sitting...
Dr. Fairchild examining a patient
Dr. Robert C. Fairchild examining young African American girl patient in the emergency room of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. He's looking into her mouth with a tongue depressor and light.
Dr. Richardson's birthday celebration
Celebration in honor of Dr. Richardson's birthday and Mrs. O.U. Hoover who was Treasurer from 1905-1955. Guests (all white) left to right: Mrs. Dietz; Mrs. Walsh; Mrs. Weaver; Dean Cowles, R.N...
Dr. Robert C. Fairchild examining a patient's ear
Dr. Robert C. Fairchild, Director of Clinics, examining the ear of an African American girl patient in the Emergency Room of Children's Mercy Hospital. He's using an otoscope to look into her ear.
Herman Sutherland with young patient
Herman Sutherland, Board President, seated with a young white girl patient on his lap. Her right hand is bandaged and she's wearing a Minnie Mouse shirt and holding a plastic teapot. Sutherland is...
Herman Sutherland with young patient
Herman Sutherland, Board President, seated with a young white girl patient on his lap. Her right hand is bandaged and she's wearing a Minnie Mouse shirt and holding a plastic teapot. Sutherland is...
Herman Sutherland with young patient
Herman Sutherland, Board President, seated with a young white girl patient on his lap. Her right hand is bandaged and she's wearing a Minnie Mouse shirt and looking at the camera and leaning in toward...
Herman Sutherland with young patient
Herman Sutherland, Board President, seated with a young white girl patient on his lap. Her right hand is bandaged and she's wearing a Minnie Mouse shirt and looking at the camera. Sutherland seems to...
Jack Steadman visiting a patient with Herman Sutherland
Jack Steadman (right), general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs presenting an autographed football to an African American boy patient. Herman Sutherland, president of the Central Governing Board of...
Margaret Weaver dancing with Santa
Margaret Weaver, Board President, wearing a volunteer uniform and dancing with Santa Claus (white male). An African American child in a wheelchair is seen behind them. Most of Weaver's face is turned...
Radio host Ted Mack and Joseph Gregg with an unidentified nurse
Radio host Ted Mack and Joseph Gregg, Chairman of the hospital Central Governing Board, standing with an unidentified white female nurse next to a young white girl patient at Children's Mercy Hospital...
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...
Speaker at fountain dedication
Unidentified white male speaker in front of a microphone at the third dedication of the bronze boar fountain for Children's Mercy Hospital on the Country Club Plaza. John Stockwell is seen in the...
Trustee Robert A. Long with patient
Robert A. Long, Board of Trustees member, seated beside a young African American boy patient at a crafts table. The boy has his left arm bandaged. The boy is looking over to the right of the photo.
Trustee Robert A. Long with patient
Robert A. Long, Board of Trustees member, seated beside a young African American boy patient at a crafts table. The boy has his left arm bandaged. Both looking at the camera and smiling. A bottle of...
Trustee Robert A. Long with patient
Robert A. Long, Board of Trustees member, seated beside a young African American boy patient at a crafts table. The boy has his left arm bandaged. Both looking at the camera and smiling.