Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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: Bill Kersten with boy patient; Bill Kersten, wrestling announcer, holding a white boy patient in one arm. The boy is smiling shyly., 1975, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Patient's name on verso.

: Blackface entertainer on stage; Blackface entertainer Parson Pullbone on stage dressed in overcoat with glasses, and a white beard and bald head. Hands are raised with one over his head, the other held out at waist level. A small table is beside him., No date; likely 1890s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Blackface entertainer on stage; Blackface entertainer Parson Pullbone on stage dressed in an overcoat, hat, glasses and carrying a large book., No date; likely 1890s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Additional information from internet taped on back of photo.

: Blind girls playing with a doll; Two young blind girls, both white, at Children's Mercy Hospital's Lucerne Ward. One is seated in a chair holding out her hands and another has her eyes wrapped and is sitting on the floor holding out a doll to the seated girl. One of her shoes is off and there is a rattle beside her. A crib is behind them both., No date; likely between 1904 and 1917, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Wards of the Lucerne Club; at Highland 1904-1917.

: Blurry photo of the Kansas City Journal from the hospital's time capsule; Blurry photo of a copy of the Kansas City Journal from 1916 after its removal from the hospital's time capsule., August 1997, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient; Board members, nurses, physicians, and a patient (all white) with KMBC radio journalists at Children's Mercy Hospital. They are sitting in a circle talking into a microphone. The young boy is sitting in a wheelchair next to a nurse. They are identified as "R.R. Brewster Sr., chairman of the board of Children's Mercy Hospital; Bonnie Phillips, nurse; Margaret Heckel, KMBC Radio; Dr. Schauffler, staff; Mrs. Hatcher. board member; Mrs. Servatuss, board member; Mrs. Kearney, teacher; Elizabeth Martin, superintendent; and Mrs. Harlan, director of nurses"., No date; likely between 1951 and 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Names are identified on the back of photo.

: Board of Trustees from November 1960; Group photo of the Children's Mercy Hospital Board of Trustees seated around a table and looking forward at the camera. Shown left to right are: Richard B. Fowler, Perry E. Faeth, George L. Gordon, Paul J. Adam, and William R. Brown., November 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boarding the bus to the circus; Nurses (white women) getting onto a Kansas City Transit Bus after the children have been seated for a trip to the Shrine Circus. The African American male bus driver is standing to one side of the door and a white female nurse is about to load a wheelchair on. Circus Poster on side of bus., November 1963, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bob Random signing autographs; 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 on the left and looking down next to nurse Diane Gallardi and the two girls., August 30, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bob Random talking with Christopher Johnston; Bob Random, actor on The Iron Horse, talking with Christopher Johnston, Associate Director for Administrative Affairs, next to a large founder's plaque in Children's Mercy Hospital., August 30, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bob Random visiting a young patient; 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 nurse Pat Wyatt (African American) and the boy patient in a hospital bed. Pat Wyatt is looking down and smiling., August 30, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bob Random visiting a young patient; 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 prop long barreled pistol at Random. Nurse Pat Wyatt (African American woman) is standing on the side and is looking down and laughing., August 30, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bob Random visiting two young patients; Bob Random visiting two young patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Iron Horse actor is standing between the two boys (African American and white). The white boy on the left is standing with crutches. They are all looking at a publicity photo of Random on a bulletin board., August 30, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bob Random visiting young patients; 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 Yolanda Montgomery (African American) who is holding a long barreled pistol prom from the show Iron Horse. Another white girl patient is standing in a crib on the left looking down., August 30, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobbi Johnson and Charles O. Finley visiting a patient; Bobbi Johnson, Miss USA, and Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O. Finley delivering a souvenir megaphone to white girl patient seated in a hospital bed. Finley is also holding out two large sheets of paper, or possibly photographs, to the girl. Johnson is wearing her sash and tiara and one of the megaphones is hanging from a chain around her neck., Spring 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso.

: Bobbi Johnson and Charles O. Finley visiting a patient; Bobbi Johnson, Miss USA, and Kansas City Athletics owner Charles O. Finley delivering a souvenir megaphone to white boy patient with bandages on his torso lying down in a hospital bed. They are standing on either side of the bed and both looking at the camera. Finley is also holding a stack of more megaphones. Johnson is wearing her sash and tiara and one of the megaphones is hanging from a chain around her neck and is holding onto a pen that the patient is also holding onto., Spring 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobbi Johnson visiting with patients; Bobbi Johnson, Miss USA, delivering Kansas City Athletics souvenir megaphones to three white patients (two girls, one boy) while visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. She's standing behind them leaning forward and wearing her tiara and sash. The girls are standing and holding the megaphones to their mouths and holding pieces of paper in their other hand. The boy is seated and looking over to the left of the photo., Spring 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso.

: Bobbi Johnson visiting with two boys; Bobbi Johnson, Miss USA, delivering Kansas City Athletics souvenir megaphones to two white boys outside the entrance to the hospital. She's standing between them wearing her tiara and sash. The boy on the left is yelling through his and the boy on the right is seated on ledge and holding his megaphone while looking, aghast seemingly, at something off camera., Spring 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso.

: Bobby Bell and other players visiting the hospital; Children's Mercy Hospital Alumni Football Players, including Bobby Bell, visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. An unidentified white man is next to Bell and an older white woman volunteer in a blue jacket is behind them. To the side are an unidentified white woman and smoking man, possibly the parents of the unidentified white boy in a tank top and shorts in the center that all are watching., August 25, 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Bobby Bell was a member of Chief's team that won the 1970 Super Bowl against the Minnesota Vikings.

: Bobby Bell and other players visiting the hospital; Children's Mercy Hospital Alumni Football Players visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. Seen are six unidentified persons (white men and women and an African American man) along with Bobby Bell in blue pants and a white shirt. The group is listening to a speaker out of the photo., August 25, 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Bobby Bell was a member of Chief's team that won the 1970 Super Bowl against the Minnesota Vikings.

: Bobby Bell and other players visiting the hospital; Children's Mercy Hospital Alumni Football Players, including Bobby Bell in blue pants and white shirt, visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. Bell and two other men (African American and white) are standing with their backs to the camera, visiting with barely seen group of people., August 25, 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Bobby Bell was a member of Chief's team that won the 1970 Super Bowl against the Minnesota Vikings.

: Bobby Bell and other players visiting the hospital; Children's Mercy Hospital Alumni Football Players visiting Children's Mercy Hospital, including Bobby Bell in blue pants and a white shirt and wearing a mask. An unidentified white man and unidentified African American man also wearing a mask are with Bell., August 25, 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Bobby Bell was a member of Chief's team that won the 1970 Super Bowl against the Minnesota Vikings.

: Bobby Bell and other players visiting the hospital; Children's Mercy Hospital Alumni Football Players (African American and white men), including Bobby Bell, visiting Children's Mercy Hospital. They're talking with office staff (white women). Bobby Bell in blue pants and white shirt is standing with his hands behind his back., August 25, 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Bobby Bell was a member of Chief's team that won the 1970 Super Bowl against the Minnesota Vikings.

: Bonita Record; Children's Mercy Hospital Employee of the Month, Bonita Record, Medical Records Department, posing outside for a photo in front of a pine tree., May 1983, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boxed lunch for committee members; Boxed luncheon in Nurse Hall during the Eighth Annual Missouri Outstate Committee Meeting. Seated left to right, are J. Alex Cubbin (Bates County); William R. Brown; Judge Joe H. Miller (Carroll County); Mrs. William C. Tucker; Mrs. Marty Harkness (Johnson County)., June 22, 1964, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Typewritten note attached to verso reads: Starting (L) Mr. J. Alex Cubbin (Bates), Mr. Wm. R. Brown Mercy's Central Governing Board, Judge Joe H. Miller (Carroll), Mrs. Wm. C. Tucker and Mrs. Harry Harkness (Johnson).

: Boxed lunch for committee members; Boxed luncheon in Nurse Hall during the Eighth Annual Missouri Outstate Committee Meeting. Three unidentified white Lafayette County representatives seated with host Molly Schwab (far left). Other diners (white women and men) can be seen at tables behind them., June 22, 1964, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boxed lunch for committee members; Boxed luncheon in Nurse Hall during the Eighth Annual Missouri Outstate Committee Meeting. Several tables of white women and men are seen in the photo., June 22, 1964, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Boxer, the Grand Champion Steer; Grand Champion Steer "Boxer" behind a fence at the American Royal. He was purchased by the Sutherland Lumber Company and donated to Children's Mercy Hospital. A large sign stating so is on the wall behind Boxer. Lyle Miller was the shower of him., 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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