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Allstate Insurance representatives visiting a patient

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Four representatives from Allstate Insurance Company (all white men) standing around the bed of a young white boy in traction with a bandaged leg.

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

Baby with both legs in traction

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White infant laying on its back in a hospital crib with both legs wrapped and suspended straight up in traction.

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

Bendix employees visiting a boy in traction

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Two unidentified white women with the Bendix Corporation visiting with a white boy patient with his leg in traction. They are there as part of a...

Date Published
September-04-1963
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Boy in traction playing in his bed

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Young white boy with legs bandaged and in traction sitting on his hospital bed playing with a toy xylophone and a toy truck next to him.

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

Carol Belt checking on a patient in his bed

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Carol Belt, nurse, checking on a white boy patient in a hospital bed with his left arm raised with a metal weighted splint. Get-well cards are hung on...

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

Charles O. Finley visiting a patient

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Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O. Finley delivering a souvenir megaphone to a young boy patient lying in a hospital bed with a bandaged leg in...

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

Clown visiting a patient

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Clown (white male) in a plaid coat, hat, and red hair visiting a white girl in traction. The clown is holding a small phonograph player. The girl is...

Date Published
May-01-1973
May-31-1973
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

Girl celebrating her birthday

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White girl Mercy patient celebrating her ninth birthday in her hospital bed with Mrs. Mildred Wilson, a Red Cross Volunteer, and another white girl...

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

Girl celebrating her birthday

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White girl Mercy patient celebrating her ninth birthday in her hospital bed with Mrs. Mildred Wilson, a Red Cross Volunteer, and another white girl...

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

Girl with hand in traction

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Young white girl patient sitting on table with her right wrist in a sling hanging from a pulley on the ceiling.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Junior League volunteer reading to a patient

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Linda Kline, Junior League Volunteer, reading "New at the Zoo" to an African American boy patient in his hospital bed. His leg is in a cast and in...

Date Published
May-16-1973
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Junior League volunteer reading to a patient

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Linda Kline, Junior League Volunteer, reading "New at the Zoo" to an African American boy patient in his hospital bed. His leg is in a cast and in...

Date Published
May-16-1973
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Marylane Thorne helping students study

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Teacher Marylane Thorne standing between two hospital beds helping the boys in them to do their lessons. The boy in front of Thorne is African...

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

Nurse putting a child's legs into traction

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Young white toddler lying in a hospital bed with its legs straight up in the air while a white female nurse puts them into traction. The child is...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Nurse with young girl in traction

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Nurse Alice Coleman with a three year old white girl lying on her stomach with her legs in traction on a hospital bed with a doll.

Date Published
January-01-1953
December-31-1953
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 visiting a child in bed

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Santa with his back to the camera while visiting with young African American girl lying in a hospital bed. She seems to be in traction.

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

Sharon Ellis with girl in a crib

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Sharon Ellis standing next to hospital crib with a African American girl patient lying down. Ellis is holding her hand and the girl is looking over at...

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

Student nurse with crying baby

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Unidentified white female student nurse looking down on a crying white baby in a crib with its legs in casts and in traction. There's a doll in the...

Date Published
January-01-1956
December-31-1956
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Volunteer with girl in traction

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Unidentified white female hospital volunteer wearing a peach colored smock helping a young white female patient in a leg cast in traction. The girl is...

Date Published
January-01-1988
December-31-1988
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Young girl in traction

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Young African American girl patient in traction propping herself up in bed and smiling hugely for the camera.

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

Young girl with hand in traction

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Young African American girl patient in a hospital gown sitting on the edge of her hospital bed with her bandaged hand hanging in traction. Looking...

Date Published
January-01-1967
December-31-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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