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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Group photo of doctors and administrators

Group photo of doctors and administrators at the First Institute for Hospital Administrators in Chicago. There are dozens of people (all white) sitting and standing on a large stone stairway outdoors. Everyone is looking forward and smiling. The bottom of the photo reads "Institute for Hospital Administrators 1938."

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-00180.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0281

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Nurse Robb positioning an arm for x-raying

Miss Robb, RN, positioning the arm of a white boy for x-raying. The x-ray machine is positioned above the arm lying on a table.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-01143.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0281

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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.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0281

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.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-01099.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0281

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Front hall and staircase of Children's Mercy Hospital

Front Hall and staircase of Children's Mercy Hospital with portraits of Katharine Richardson and Alice Berry Graham.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_childrens-mercy_photo-01111.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0281