Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

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: Children in the hospital classroom; Unidentified white female teacher standing at a piano in the hospital's classroom with children (all white girls and boys) lined up in a semi-circle for the photograph. Some children are in wheelchairs and some have leg braces and crutches., May 28, 1952, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children in wheelchairs in the park; Row of white children (one girl, the rest boys) in wheelchairs riding on the Blue Bird Walk that encircled the back yard stadium of Children's Mercy Hospital., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children listening to Peter and the Wolf in a classroom; Patients (white girls and boys) in the hospital classroom receiving a music lesson by listening to Prokofiev's symphonic tale "Peter & the Wolf". A diagram of the orchestra's arrangement is on the blackboard on the right wall next to the window. A white female teacher is at the front of the room and one child is raising her hand to answer a question., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Prokofiev's "Symphonic tale for children" called "Peter & the Wolf", was written to teach children to recognize different instruments in an orchestra. Leo Stokowski (con.) Basil Rathbone (narrator).

: Children making a papier-mâché́ doll; Two African American girls at a table creating what looks like a papier-mâché́ doll in the hospital's classroom. Another African American person in hospital scrubs is seated behind them., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children making paper hats; Unidentified white female hospital volunteers supervising a group of young patients (African American and white boys and girls) gathered around a table and working on making paper hats. Many of the children are wearing the hats they've made. Two African American women with backs to the camera are helping in the background., 1982, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children making paper hats; Three unidentified white female hospital volunteers supervising a group of young patients (African American and white girls and boys) gathered around a table and working on making paper hats. An African American woman is talking to a white boy in the background., 1982, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children making paper hats; Unidentified group of white female hospital volunteers supervising a group of young patients (African American and white girls and boys) gathered around a table and working on making paper hats. Many of the children are wearing the hats they've made., 1982, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children on the playground; Children (An African American girl, a white boy, and two white girls) seen playing on the seesaw and swings on the playground. Stadium steps in background. No adult seen supervising them., August 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children on the playground; Children (white girls and boys) playing in the playground on the swings with one unidentified white man helping a small child on the seesaw. Stadium steps in the background., August 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children on the third floor porch; Unidentified white female nurse tending to young patients (white girls and boys) on an outside terrace. There's a girl in bandages in a wheelchair and a young boy in a rolling cart in the foreground, with the remaining patients in beds., No date; likely 1930s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children outside on the lawn; Ten white girls and boys outside on the hospital lawn posing for a photo. Six are seated in a rolling hospital cart; one girl is seated on a tricycle; two young boys are seated on the ground in front of the cart, and one toddler boy is at the far left hanging on to the cart. All are wearing white clothes. Trees in the background., No date; likely 1930s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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

: Children painting; Two young white boy patients and one white girl patient are sitting at classroom table with paints and brushes while wearing identical smocks. One boy is laughing., No date; likely March or April 1971, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten notes on verso: Painting-- a part of any pre-school ; Messenger March/April 1971.

: Children playing in a hospital ward; Three white female nurses in a hospital ward with white girl toddlers engaged in various play activities on the floor between rows of beds. A stained glass window is on the far wall on the right. The nurse on the left is holding an infant, the nurse in the center is attending to an infant in a bassinet and the nurse on the right is making a note on a clipboard., No date; likely 1920s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children playing in the Junior League Playroom; Children (all white) playing in the Junior League Playroom at Children's Mercy Hospital supervised by 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. Some of the children have legs in casts and others are sitting in wheelchairs. There are adult white women at the back of the room and white female nurses walking into the room., No date; likely between 1931 and 1940, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: 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., No date; likely between 1921 and 1925, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children playing on the swings; One white girl being pushed on the swings on the playground by a Junior Volunteer with five other children (two African American girls, two white girls, and a white boy) standing nearby., August 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children playing on the swings; Children (white girls and boys) playing on the swings on the playground with Junior Volunteers supervising them and giving them pushes., August 1966, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children playing with puppets; Five children (two white boy, two white girls, and an African American girl) playing with hand puppets around a desk in the hospital classroom. Two have their backs to the camera., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children preparing for a carnival; Group of white boys from Mosby, Missouri gathered around a riding lawn mower (likely) in preparation for a carnival with the proceeds to go to Children's Mercy Hospital's Physical Therapy Room., July 21, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Mosby, Mo. 7/21/67 Children preparing carnival proceeds to CMH Physical Therapy Room.

: Children reading on hospital beds; Young white girl and two white boys sitting on a hospital bed with books in hand, one young boy is holding a small piece of paper up. Another boy is seen on a bed further behind them., No date; likely 1930s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children receiving dental care; Children (white) receiving dental care at the hospital's Dental Clinic. Left to right, dental student Crutchfield; back view of Dr. Sosnet, Dr. Padgham with patient in the chair, Phyllis Henderson, Dental Assistant., No date; likely between 1951 and 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Patient's name on verso.

: Children watching a female clown; Children (African American and white) watching a white woman performing in a clown outfit. The woman is dressed in overalls with a plaid shirt. She has a black hat and makeup on the face. The children are looking up and smiling. Another white woman is kneeling on the floor and nurses (all white) are standing along the back wall., December 10, 1967, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children watching a performance; Group of children (African American and white) with white female nurses watching Santa Claus, who is not seen in the photo, during the mayor's Christmas party. Dr. Richard Dreher is standing at the far left of the photo., December 1974, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Children watching a program or presentation; Audience of children (one African American boy, the rest white boys and girls) at Children's Mercy Hospital watching something out of the photo. An unidentified white woman is seated with the children, one of whom is in a wheelchair., 1974, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Disneyland 1974.

: Children watching a puppet show; Children's Mercy Hospital patients (mostly white girls with one African American girl and one white boy) seated in wheelchairs in Ward 2E watching a puppet show presented by Jim Hesse of Creegan Enterprises. The show is off camera. Behind the children are female nurses (white and African American) and an unidentified older white woman standing., September 1965, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Handwritten note on verso: Ward 2E Mercy patients- Puppet show by Jim Hesse, Creegan Enterprises 9/65.

: Children with two women in a ward; Unidentified older white woman (left) holding up a quilt and facing a group of six small white girls standing and sitting on floor, one young girl with crutches, and an unidentified white female nurse standing between beds in a hospital ward., No date; likely early 1900s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., Photographer's stamp on verso.

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