Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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: Children and adults in an open carriage; Children (white) and adults (white and one African American female candy striper) in an open carriage for the Buckaroo Roundup Entry in the American Royal Parade. Two unidentified drivers are sitting in front holding the reins on two horses. An unidentified white woman and children are sitting in back. The horses are wearing a sign that reads "Benjamin Stables." There is a sign on the cart that reads "Thanks kids from Children's Mercy Hospital." The carriage is in front of Ruback's Jewelers., October 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and adults in group photo on the lawn; Six white women, three of them nurses and a large group of children (all white boys and girls), some with casts on their legs sitting on a lawn in celebration of someone's birthday., August 29, 1915, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Aug. 29, 1915 a group of the kiddies and "others" at Mercy Hospital taken on the [illegible] birthday of the "Goden West Girl".

: Children and adults in the outpatient clinic's waiting room; Crowd of adults and children (all white) in the outpatient clinic of Children's Mercy Hospital., 1945, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and adults in the outpatient clinic's waiting room; Crowd of adults and children (all white) in the outpatient clinic's waiting room. A white female nurse can be seen behind a barrier., 1938, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and adults on the playground; Young white boy cardiology patient on the right holding a pink rubber duck with an unidentified white woman and white boy toddler on her left on a playground during an unidentified event. Other adults and children are partly seen in the background., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: [Patient name] Cardiology; with photographer's stamp.

: Children and adults seated and standing at a Christmas party; Audience of seated African American and white children, most in wheelchairs during a Wendy Ward Christmas party. Adult white men and women are standing at the edges of the audience. An African American man is standing farther back looking through a book., December 19, 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Wendy Ward Party 12/19/65.

: Children and adults seated at a Christmas party; Audience of seated African American and white children and African American and white women during a Wendy Ward Christmas party. An older white man is standing by the double doors at the back of the audience., December 19, 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Wendy Ward Party 12/19/65.

: Children and adults seated at a Christmas party; Audience of seated African American and white children and an African American woman with white women and men during a Wendy Ward Christmas party., December 19, 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Wendy Ward Party 12/19/65.

: Children and nurse in physical therapy; White female nurse with three young patients (two white girls, the third possibly Southeast Asian, sex indeterminate) in the physical therapy unit. One is standing and the nurse is helping them. Another is lying on the floor on a cushion of sorts and the third is lying on a table with her leg in a cast., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and nurse in the physical therapy room; Unidentified white female nurse working with young patients in the physiotherapy room. One white girl is lying on a table, a white boy standing with the nurse, and another white girl lying on a mat on the floor. A water tank is also in the room., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and nurse in winter coats; Nurses (African American and white women) with patients (African American and white boys and girls), many in wheelchairs, posing for a photo together before leaving on a trip to see the Shrine Circus. Everyone except the nurse standing in the middle is wearing a winter coat. One girl on the left has facial abnormalities., November 1963, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and nurses outside on the sun porch; Group of patients (white girls and boys) out on the third floor sun porch with four white female nurses. Some of the children are sitting on a hospital bed and others are in wheelchairs or with crutches., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and nurses standing on the lawn; Children (white) and female white nurses standing on the lawn of Children's Mercy Hospital in celebration of its 25th Birthday Celebration. Boys and girls are wearing various costumes. Some patients are sitting in wheelchairs and have flowers draped over the chair. Everyone is looking forward and is smiling. Other adults are crowded around (white men and women and one African American man)., 1922, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and nurses standing outside; Children and female nurses (all white) standing outside Children's Mercy Hospital in celebration of its 25th Birthday Celebration. Boys and girls are wearing various costumes. Some patients are sitting in wheelchairs and have flowers draped over the chair. A large banner is standing over the entrance that reads "25th Birthday." There are flags and striped bunting on all the windows of the building., 1922, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and nurses with Santa Claus; Children (African American and white) and nurses (African American and white women) with Santa Claus (white) at Jerry Smith's "Christmas Village USA." Babies and toddlers are sitting on the nurses' laps. Santa is standing in back holding sleigh bells., December 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children and teacher in a hospital classroom; Unidentified white female teacher in a classroom with young patients (boys and girls, all white) sitting around a table in the basement at 414 Highland. One of the older boys is seated by a stained glass window and two other boys are seated away from the table (one on the floor with back to camera, the other in a wheelchair near the stained glass window). The teacher is bending over the table helping on the children., No date; likely 1911, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: 414 Highland Bldg; Playroom in basement of added on building note: Stain glass windows (not in the chapel as always believed) moved to 1710 bldg & then to 2401 Gilham Bldg, Children probably being taught at school (started in 1911) & teacher in street dress.

: Children at a Christmas party; African American and white female nurses with young patients (African American and white) around them during a Christmas party with gifts at Children's Mercy Hospital., December 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children at a table with toys; Three African American girls at a table (two seated, one standing) with toys on it while two unidentified white women lean over them., May 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children at lessons; Children (all white girls and boys) of varying ages seated at desks in the hospital's classroom reading or doing other work. The white female teacher is seated at a desk behind an upright piano. A large plastic Snow White sculpture is behind the teacher., No date; likely between 1938 and 1940, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children at work in a classroom; Three boys (2 white, one African American) and two white girls seated around a classroom table and working. One of the girls is in a wheelchair. The African American boy is lying on his back., May 1980, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children eating together at a long table; Seven children (white boys) eating dinner together at a long table in the hospital dining room. On child has their head bandaged., No date; likely 1930s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Hospital dining room 1st East-- Mercy.

: Children in a hospital classroom; Young patients (white girls and boys) in a hospital classroom. There's a long table in the foreground with five children seated at it. Other children are seated at individual desks, with an white female instructor standing in the background between two windows. Some of the children are bandaged., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children in a music lesson; Classroom of students (three African American boys, the rest white girls and boys) who are mostly all in wheelchairs during a music lesson. Most children have a drum or other percussion instrument. Two unidentified white women are leading the class., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children in costume; Two white boys and a white girl in costumes in a corridor during the reunion for children who underwent Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation therapy at Children's Mercy Hospital. Held at Wonderscope Children's Museum. The costumes are oversized jackets and pants and appear to be firefighter's jackets., 1995, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children in costumes in a ward; African American girl patient in leg braces seated in a wheelchair wearing a mask and cape with hood. An African American boy in a hospital bed beyond her is also wearing a costume of some sort. A third African American boy, costumeless, is standing beside the hospital bed., May 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children in the Junior League Playroom; Large group of children (boys and girls, all white) and white female nurses gathered in the Junior League Playroom with toys, blocks, small merry-go-round and water basin at Children's Mercy Hospital. The merry-go-round has a horse like on a carousel for one of the seats. Some of the children are in wheelchairs. All large play house is at the back of the room., No date; likely early 1900s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children in the hospital classroom; Children (white girls and boys) seated around a table doing work in the upper classroom of Children's Mercy Hospital. An IV machine and stand is on the right and on the back wall is a calendar for September., September 1985, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Upper grade classroom before move '85.

: Children in the hospital classroom; Children (African American and white girls and boys) studying in the hospital classroom. A white female teacher at the left is leaning over to help a student. One girl is in a wheelchair. A piano, globe, and shelf of books are also seen., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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