Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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: Boy Scout presenting a check; Uniformed white teenaged Boy Scout presenting a check of proceeds from a garage sale to a white male Children's Mercy Hospital representative in the lobby. Unidentified white woman with purse standing with the group. All looking at the camera and smiling., August 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy and girl posing for a photo; Unidentified white girl and white boy dressed in sports clothing for a magazine shoot. The boy has his arms crossed and the girl is leaning on the boy with an arm resting on his shoulder., No date; likely 1980s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy and girl talking outside; Young white girl and boy outside in a poor neighborhood talking with each other. The boy is wearing a hat and jacket and seated on a overturned wooden basket and the girl is standing facing the boy with a pair of crutches. They're both on a walkway of wooden planks in the mud of the yard. Half destroyed fences and other debris are behind them., No date; likely 1900s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy and his mother with a nurse; Unidentified white female nurse talking with a young white boy and his mother, both sitting on the examination table. The boy is looking at the camera and wearing a matching jacket and pants., 1970, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Patient's name on verso.

: Boy by a Christmas tree; Three year old white boy patient sitting in a wooden sleigh and holding a toy top next to a Christmas tree. He's posing for Children's Mercy Hospital's annual Christmas Card., November 1964, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: CC boy, 3 years old [patient's name] 1964.

: Boy feeding another boy at the table; African American toddler boy being fed by a white toddler boy while seated at a table. Photo is part of the United Way Effort at Children's Mercy Hospital., August 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: [Patient name] (arthrogryposis) being fed by another patient. Note: each child wearing orange & black United Way sticker Aug 1960. Name cropped out.

: Boy getting an x-ray during a disaster preparedness drill; Young white boy laying on an x-ray table during a disaster preparedness drill. A white teenage boy is standing with arms folded at the head of the table and a white female nurse can be seen in the next room. The boy on the table has been made up to look as if he's suffered various injuries., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy getting his teeth x-rayed; Young white boy seated in a chair while an unidentified white male orderly places an x-ray machine by his jaw as another white male orderly looks on. Other equipment is seen around the room., September 1958, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy holding Easter basket by Easter Bunny statue; Little white boy smiling and holding an Easter basket in his left hand and a stuffed animal in his right while standing in front of a statue of the Easter Bunny and large fake Easter eggs on the hospital lawn. A mesh fence of cage is around it., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy hugging student nurse; White boy hugging an unidentified white female student nurse while posing for a photo together. An unidentified African American woman is working at a desk behind them., February 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy in a UNLV t-shirt playing miniature golf; Teen volunteer Levi Poe in a black cap and red UNLV t-shirt playing miniature golf during an event to honor the hospital's teen volunteers held at the Cool Club Miniature Gold Club. Holding a golf club in one hand and looking over at the camera., September 9, 1995, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy in a leg cast in his hospital bed; Smiling African American boy patient lying on his side in bed with a full cast on his left leg., April 15, 1964, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Signed permission for publicity use including the patient's name inserted in the folder; Handwritten note on verso: Used in 1964 UC Film & Studio [likely].

: Boy in a wheelchair in the ward; African American boy in a wheelchair in the aisle between two beds holding onto their rails and looking directly at the camera. An unidentified white female nurse with her back to the camera is helping another African American boy patient in the background., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy in an oxygen tent; Nurse Lila Lee Langerman standing to the left of a five year old white boy patient in an oxygen tank while holding a stuffed animal. An unidentified white man is standing behind the tent and nurse Nancy Reimal-Mills is standing to the right., December 28, 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Newspaper clipping of this photo glued to verso; patient's name on verso.

: Boy in oversized t-shirt; Young white boy in an oversized Run t-shirt holding a water pitcher and standing next to a set of cups set up along the race route for the Hospital Hill Run. The street behind the boy is empty and a car and parts of buildings can be seen on the other side., May 1989, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy in physical therapy; White boy patient in physical therapy using parallel bars to help him walk. His wheelchair is behind him as well as a toy basketball net., 1989, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Patient's name on verso.

: Boy in physical therapy; White boy patient working with Physical Therapist Shari Adams seated on a physio ball for an exercise for trunk control. He has another ball in his hand and Adams is holding him at the waist., 1989, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Patient's name on verso.

: Boy in the corridor in a wheelchair; White boy patient wearing pajamas and is seated barefoot in a wheelchair in the front of an office area or corridor., February 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy in traction playing in his bed; 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., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy lying in his hospital bed; Young white boy lying in his hospital bed with the middle section of his body wrapped in gauze. He's playing with toys on the hospital tray table. A can of Play-Doh can be recognized in the background., No date; likely 1960s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy monitoring his blood sugar; White boy patient practicing monitoring his blood sugar level with a glucose level monitor in the Endocrinology Unit of Children's Mercy Hospital. The boy is about to place his finger on a monitoring strip., June 26, 1989, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Patient's name on verso.

: Boy on a gurney with parents standing behind him; White boy lying on a gurney and propping himself up on his elbows looking directly at the camera. A white man and woman, presumably his parents, are standing behind him, looking down at him and smiling., October 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy patient held by a nurse; African American boy patient, seven months old, sitting on and African American female nurse's lap at Children's Mercy Hospital. The nurse is only partly seen. The boy is looking forward at the camera., June 1987, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on slip of yellow paper accompanying the photo includes the child's name.

: Boy patient held by a nurse; African American boy patient, seven months old, sitting on and African American female nurse's lap at Children's Mercy Hospital. The nurse is only partly seen. The boy is looking forward at the camera and has a hand in his mouth., June 1987, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy playing in his hospital bed; Young white boy patient on breathing tube lying in his hospital bed and playing with a Pee Wee Herman doll. An unidentified white woman is holding a stuffed bear and sitting on the side of the bed., August 29, 1988, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Patient's name on verso.

: Boy pulling on weight equipment; Young white boy patient sitting on a table holding pulley with no weights attached in the physiotherapy room and is distracted by the photographer., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note inserted with photo: In this picture he is pulling the ropes up and down but no weights are attached. He is doing this to gain strength in his hand- to grasp. We tried to get him to watch the ropes but he was so curious about the light reflector the photographer had.

: Boy ready to be moved to the new building; White boy patient lying in a hospital bed with his coat and bag packed up waiting to be moved from the old building and into the new Children's Mercy Hospital building., December 17, 1970, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boy shining a flashlight; Young African American boy sitting up in his hospital bed and shining a flashlight toward the camera. An unidentified white female resident is standing behind him, only partially seen in the photo. Medical equipment is also seen., October 2007, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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