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Century Club members with Santa Claus

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Group of white women members of the Century Club gathered together with Santa Claus. Some are sitting, others standing and a few are holding gifts...

Date Published
December-01-1965
December-31-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Dr. Drew playing Santa

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Dr. Drew playing Santa Claus and speaking with nurse Betty Wetzel (right) and an unidentified white female nurse (left). Both nurses are laughing.

Date Published
December-01-1965
December-31-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Elves, Santa, and Mrs. Claus visit a boy

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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...

Date Published
December-01-1964
December-31-1964
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Jerry Cohen, Charles Wheeler, and Santa Claus

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Jerry Cohen, general manager of the Mayor's Christmas Tree Association; Charles Wheeler, mayor of Kansas City; and Santa Claus (white) standing left...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

John O'Donoghue playing Santa

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John O'Donoghue, Kansas City Athletics pitcher, playing Santa Claus and entertaining patients at the Wendy Ward Party at Children's Mercy Hospital. He...

Date Published
December-19-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

John O'Donoghue playing Santa

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John O'Donoghue, Kansas City Athletics pitcher, playing Santa Claus and entertaining African American girls in wheelchairs. They are all holding onto...

Date Published
December-19-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Keystone Cop style clown holding young boy

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Keystone Cop style clown (white man) holding a young white boy with Mr. and Mrs. Claus (both white) nearby during the Christmas party. Mrs. Claus has...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Mr. and Mrs. Claus visiting patients

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Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus (both white) with accordion visiting a white patient in one of the hospital wards. An unidentified white woman next to Santa...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Nurse Erma Gutowski kissing Santa Claus

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Dr. Drew as Santa Claus being kissed on the forehead by Erma Gutowski, RN, Children's Mercy Hospital. Santa is looking coyly at the camera.

Date Published
December-19-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa and a Christmas Tree visiting a patient

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Santa Claus (white man) and someone wearing an elaborate Christmas Tree costume visiting a white patient in their hospital bed.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa and Mrs. Claus in the lobby

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Santa Claus (white man) holding his sleigh bells and Mrs. Santa (white woman) with her accordion entertaining people off camera in the lobby of...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa and toy soldier visiting children

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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...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa Claus and Jane Hart

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Santa Claus (white man) standing next to Jane Hart who is playing the accordion during the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. Santa is holding a white...

Date Published
December-23-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa Claus and Mrs. I.D. Pierce

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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...

Date Published
December-01-1965
December-31-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa Claus giving a gift to a woman

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Dr. Drew dressed as Santa Claus handing a present to an unidentified white woman in glasses holding a plate in one hand.

Date Published
December-01-1965
December-31-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa giving a young girl a gift

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Santa Claus (white man) handing a present to a young white girl lying on her back in her hospital bed during the Christmas party.

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa handing a child presents

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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...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa handing out presents

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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...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa holding a boy in his arms

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Santa Claus holding a white boy toddler wearing glasses in his arms. Standing behind them is a costumed raccoon character and another character to the...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa speaking with boy in a wheelchair

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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...

Date Published
December-01-1964
December-31-1964
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa touching a boy's head

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Santa Claus (white man) entertaining a crowd of children and adults (all white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Only one child, a young white boy, is...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa visits two little girls

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A white male Santa Claus with glasses visits with two little white girls each being held by a white woman (likely their mothers) on either side of him...

Date Published
December-23-1965
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Women and children standing in front of Santa Claus

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Women and children (all white) outside standing in front of Santa Claus (white) at the Wendy Ward Christmas Party. Santa is sitting on a Horse...

Date Published
December-10-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
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Member of

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (23)

Types

  • photographs (23)

Genres

  • Group portraits (23)
  • Snapshots (23)
  • Black & white photographs (20)
  • Gelatin silver prints (20)
  • Color photographs (3)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (18)
  • 1971-1980 (3)
  • 1981-1990 (2)

Subjects

  • Men, White (21)
  • Women, White (18)
  • Children, White (15)
  • Children--Hospital care (12)
  • Hospital patients (12)
  • Christmas decorations (9)
  • Girls (9)
  • Boys (8)
  • Gifts (7)
  • Accordion (4)
  • Accordionists (4)
  • Christmas (4)
  • Hospital beds (4)
  • Hospitals--Employees (4)
  • Physicians (4)
  • Nurses (3)
  • African American children (2)
  • Bells (2)
  • Charities (2)
  • Christmas trees (2)
  • Clowns (2)
  • Older women (2)
  • Pitchers (Baseball) (2)
  • Professional athletes (2)
  • Toddlers (2)
  • Wheelchairs (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Businessmen (1)
  • Combs (1)
  • Elves (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Horses (1)
  • Kissing (1)
  • Masks (1)
  • Mayors (1)
  • Mothers and daughters (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Orthopedic traction (1)
  • Philanthropists (1)
  • Plates (Tableware) (1)
  • Service stations (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • (-) Costume (23)

Subjects, People

  • Cohen, Jerry (Businessman) (1)
  • Gutowski, Erma (1)
  • Hart, Jane (Musician) (1)
  • Wetzel, Betty (Nurse) (1)
  • Wheeler, Charles B. (Charles Bertan), 1926- (1)
  • (-) Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (23)

Date Published

  • 1966-12-01 (6)
  • 1966-12-31 (6)
  • 1965-12-01 (4)
  • 1965-12-31 (4)
  • 1965-12-19 (3)
  • 1971 (3)
  • 1980 (3)
  • 1964-12-01 (2)
  • 1964-12-31 (2)
  • 1965-12-23 (2)
  • 1981 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1967-12-10 (1)

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