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Characters and characteristics on television

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Bob Random signing autographs

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Bob Random signing autographs for a white female nurse and two girl patients (one African American, the other white) The Iron Horse actor is standing...

Date Published
August-30-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Bob Random talking with Christopher Johnston

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Bob Random, actor on The Iron Horse, talking with Christopher Johnston, Associate Director for Administrative Affairs, next to a large founder's...

Date Published
August-30-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Bob Random visiting a young patient

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Bob Random visiting a young white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is looking down at the boy in bed who is holding a...

Date Published
August-30-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Bob Random visiting a young patient

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Bob Random visiting a young white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is holding a pistol and smiling while talking with...

Date Published
August-30-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Bob Random visiting young patients

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Bob Random visiting with young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is standing on the right and looking down at patient...

Date Published
August-30-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Chimney Sweep with young patients

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A white man dressed as a Chimney Sweep from Mary Poppins visiting young patients (African American and white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. The man is...

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

Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young girl patient

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Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young white girl patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Renaldo is standing on the right looking down...

Date Published
October-01-1953
October-31-1953
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young male patient

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Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Renaldo is standing on the left dressed as the Cisco...

Date Published
October-01-1953
October-31-1953
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young male patient

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Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Renaldo is sitting on the left dressed as the Cisco...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting patients

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Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo visiting a group of child patients (all white except one African American girl) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Renaldo...

Date Published
October-01-1953
October-31-1953
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Gail Davis talking with patients

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Gail Davis talking with patients (African American and white) and female nurses (white) at Children's Mercy Hospital. Davis is dressed as the Annie...

Date Published
October-23-1952
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Gene Autry and Gail Davis with a young patient

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Gene Autry and Gail Davis with a young white male patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Autry is standing to the left of the child while shaking a...

Date Published
October-23-1952
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ida Random and Bob Random with two other women

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Ida Random and Iron Horse actor Bob Random with two unidentified white women at Children's Mercy Hospital. All four are looking forward and are...

Date Published
August-30-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis greeting four girls

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Ken Curtis greeting four girls (two African American and two white) and a white woman at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis standing at the emergency room entrance

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Ken Curtis standing at the emergency room entrance of Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis talking with a boy

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Ken Curtis talking with a white boy on a hospital bed in Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis talking with a boy

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Ken Curtis signing an autograph for an African American boy patient on a surgical bed. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. The boy...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis talking with Dr. Ned Smull

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Ken Curtis talking with Dr. Ned Smull from Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. A small white boy is...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis talking with two boys

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Ken Curtis talking with two white boys at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is leaning down on a...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient

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Ken Curtis visiting a young white boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is pointing up...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient

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Ken Curtis visiting a young boy patient at Children's Mercy Hospital. Curtis is dressed as Festus from the TV show Gunsmoke. He is looking down and...

Date Published
October-19-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Publicity photo of Bob Random

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Publicity photo of Bob Random from The Iron Horse. Random is looking to the right while smiling.

Date Published
1966
1968
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

William Boyd holding babies

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William Boyd holding a white baby in each arm while posing for a photo at Children's Mercy Hospital. Boyd is dressed as his character Hopalong Cassidy...

Date Published
October-19-1952
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

William Boyd with a young patient

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William Boyd playing with a young white girl patient while she sits on a hospital bed at Children's Mercy Hospital. Boyd is dressed as the character...

Date Published
October-19-1952
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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