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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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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Diagnosis
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Description
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Interior view of medical personnel looking at a chest x-ray concerning possible tuberculosis diagnosis. Photograph appeared in the "Municipal Mirror", December, 1946, p.7, MVSC 092 M96. Caption reads: "Dr. Meyer B. Rosenberg, resident, pointing out a lung spot to Dr. Edward P. Price, intern." Exact location not given.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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X-Ray Department
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1945~
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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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Exteroir view of the entrance to the city's Tuberculosis Hospital located in Leeds. Photograph published in the "Municipal Mirror", December, 1946, p. 6, MVSC 092 M96 with a caption that reads: "The Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital."
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Date
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1945~
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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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1945~
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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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1945~
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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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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Tuberculosis Hospital Operating Room
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
