Landmarks Commission

Title: Nurses Aides
Description: Interior view with four unidentified women shown making bandages at General Hospital No. 1. Photograph was found published in MVSC 092 M96, November, 1946, p. 6, and captioned as: "Making bandages in one of the supply rooms."
Date: 1946
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General Hospital No. 1
Description: Interior view of hospital room in a state of disrepair. Identified on the photograph as: "Electrocardiograph, General Hospital No. 1, May 20, 1941." Photograph appeared in the City Manager's annual report, 1941-42, p. 24, MVSC Q 092.52 K16 1940-48, and is captioned: "Electrocardiograph room in May, 1941."
Date: 1941
Object Type: Photograph

Title: X-Ray Department
Description: Interior view of medical technician using x-ray equipment with patient. Location not given but probably at General Hospital. Photograph appears in the City Manager's annual report, 1946-47, p. 21, MVSC Q 092.52 K16 1940-48. Has Researach and Budget Department stamp on the back.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Miscellaneous Health Related View
Description: Interior view, unidentified health exhibit or booth. Signage identified as "Communicable Diseases" and includes two unidentified adults attending to an iron lung. Also in view are charts, dolls with miniature equipment as well as actual medical equipment.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Pediatric Care
Description: Interior view, pediatric ward probably at General Hospital No. 1. View includes two hospital medical workers assisting a child laying in bed. One appears to be a nurse and the other possibly a nursing student. Back of photograph reads: "We learn nursing." No identification of people given or of hospital equipment by bed.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: X-Ray Department
Description: Interior view of an unidentified African American medical technician standing by x-ray equipment. Photograph found in the "Municipal Mirror", November, 1946, p. 6, MVSC 092 M96 and captioned: "Part of the new x-ray equipment."
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Miscellaneous Unidentified Equipment
Description: Interior view of unidentified equipment. Similar equipment pictured in the city manager's annual report, 1941-42, MVSC Q 092.52, K16, 1940-48, p. 26, and identified as used in making air analysis in manufacturing plants.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Laboratory Studies
Description: Interior view, probably a female student using medical laboratory equipment. Written on the back of the photo: "Shields, entomology studies." Location may be General Hospital.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view of operating room facilities at General Hospital No. 1. Includes view of overhead viewing area as well as medical equipment. Identified as "new surgery" on the back of the photo. Appeared in the City Manager's annual report, 1941-42, p. 25, MVSC Q 092.52 K16 1940-48 and captioned: "Surgery room in new wing of General Hospital No. 1."
Date: 1941~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view, believed to be an operating room at General Hospital No.1 in Kansas City, Missouri. View includes overhead viewing space with unidentified spectators. Operation appears to be in progress. Photograph appeared in the City Manager's Annual Report, 1947-48, p. 32, MVSC Q 092.52 K16 1940-48.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Laboratory Work
Description: Interior view of unidentified young woman, perhaps a student, using medical laboratory equipment. Written on the back of the photograph: "Kilmer, photo electric colormeter in vitamin assay." Location may be city laboratory at General Hospital.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Medical Equipment
Description: Interior view of medical equipment, probably used for sterilization procedures. Back of the photograph states: "Health Dept." Presumed to have been taken at General Hospital.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view, identified as one of six operating rooms in the operating suite at General Hospital No. 1. Room is unoccupied and contains various medical equipment.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Laboratory Work
Description: Interior view of unidentified man using some sort of hospital/medical laboratory equipment. Probably taken at General Hospital.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: X-Ray Department
Description: Interior view of unidentified man standing and having a chest x-ray. Identified on the back of photograph as "new...chest x-ray machine in T.B. Clinic at General #1." Photograph appears in the City Manager's annual report, 1947-48, p. 31, MVSC Q 092.52 K16 1940-48 and is captioned: "Chest x-ray." It also appears in the 1950 report on p. 50 and is captioned: "Over 20,000 x-rays are given each year as part of the health protection program. The X Ray is one of Kansas City's major weapons in its fight against tuberculosis." Image also found in MVSC Q 977.8411 K1631Y, p. 50.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view, believed to be one of the operating rooms in General Hospital No. 1. Room is unoccupied with various medical equipment in view.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view, identified as an operating room at General Hospital No. 2, located at Hospital Hill, Kansas City, Missouri. Room is unoccupied, showing various operating room equipment and supplies.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view, an operating room at General Hospital No. 1. View includes unidentified operating room personnel performing surgery. Photo appeared in the City Manager's Annual Report, 1947-48, p. 32, MVSC Q 092.52 K16, 1940-48.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Operating Room Facilities
Description: Interior view of unoccupied operating rooms located at General Hospital No. 1. View includes medical equipment and supplies.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Tuberculosis Hospital Operating Room
Description: Interior view of an operating room showing operating table and equipment. Identified on the back of the picture as the operating room at the Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

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