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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Interior view of what appears to be a kitchen area with an attendant by a pitcher. Believed to be an interior view of the tuberculosis hospital located in Leeds. Photograph can be found without a caption in the city manager's annual report for 1946-47, MVSC Q 092.52 K16 1940-48, p. 31, on the page which features the tuberculosis hospital.
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Date
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1946
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital, built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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A Study of Malnutrition of Schoolchildren
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Description
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Report detailing a 1919 health study on malnutrition involving Kansas City, Missouri students in 55 grade schools and the local anti-tuberculosis society. The study found that the Lowell School had the highest percentage of underweight children.
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Date
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1920-07-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4). Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and in 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
