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Delivering books to the children at Christmas

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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...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa and his helpers giving out presents

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Santa Claus (white) handing out presents to children (white and African American) at Children's Mercy Hospital with the help of Charles Wesley Pirtle...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa Claus visiting a young girl and boy

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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...

Date Published
December-01-1934
December-31-1934
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Woman speaking to a group of children with presents

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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...

Date Published
December-01-1966
December-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection
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  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (4)

Types

  • photographs (4)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (4)
  • Gelatin silver prints (4)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Snapshots (4)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1931-1940 (1)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • Children, White (4)
  • Children--Hospital care (4)
  • Hospital patients (4)
  • African American children (3)
  • Boys (3)
  • Girls (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Christmas trees (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Amputees (1)
  • Books (1)
  • Christmas (1)
  • Christmas decorations (1)
  • Crutches (1)
  • Dolls (1)
  • Mayors (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Orthopedic braces (1)
  • Stained glass windows (1)
  • Surgical plaster casts (1)
  • Toys (1)
  • (-) Gifts (4)
  • (-) Wheelchairs (4)

Subjects, People

  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (2)
  • Davis, Ilus W., 1917-1996 (1)
  • Paxton, Bob (1)
  • Pirtle, Charles Wesley (1)

Date Published

  • 1961 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1934-12-01 (1)
  • 1934-12-31 (1)
  • 1966-12-01 (1)
  • 1966-12-31 (1)

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