Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Description
This not-for-profit hospital was founded in Kansas City in 1897 by two sisters, Alice Berry Graham and Katherine Richardson to serve the poor and ill children of the area. This collection features photos of patients, staff, and volunteers all through the hospital's history.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Unidentified doctor in an operating room

An unidentified white male doctor in an operating room at the Children's Mercy Hospital building at 1710 Independence Avenue Building. There is a utility room, an autoclave in the background, and cans of ether on small table behind the doctor. The doctor is sitting on a stool with his legs crossed.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00178.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Doctors and nurses performing surgery

Doctors (white, men) and nurses (white, women) performing surgery in an operating room at the Children's Mercy Hospital building at 1710 Independence Avenue Building. There is a utility room, an autoclave in the background, and cans of ether on a small table against the wall. Three doctors are standing at one end of the operating table looking down. Two women are sitting and standing nearby. Another woman is standing in the middle of the room and another is standing in the back room.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00179.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Children playing in the Junior League Playroom

Children (one African American boy, the rest white boys and girls) playing in the Junior League Playroom at Children's Mercy Hospital supervised by white female nurses. There are young boys and girls playing with a variety of toys and equipment including a doll house, a merry-go-round, a small pool for boats, blocks, and a sand box. Several children are sitting in wheelchairs and one child is in a mobile hospital bed. Nurses are assisting kids along the back wall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00190.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281
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Patients and nurses on the fourth floor roof

Patients (all white) and female nurses on the fourth floor roof of Children's Mercy Hospital. Information on the back of the photo explains that the children are on the roof for Heliotherapy. There are seven white female nurses positioning strollers, mobile beds, and cribs around the roof. Several children are in wheelchairs along with the beds and cribs.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00200.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0281