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Title
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Mrs. Lorinda Harris, Nursing Head, Dies
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Description
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Vertical file contains a photo and obituary for Mrs. Lorinda Harris, "superintendent of Nurses at General hospital No. 2 for 21 years." Prior to starting with General Hospital Number 2 in Kansas City in 1926, she was a graduate of and professional nurse at nursing programs and hospitals around the country, including being superintendent of nurses at Wheatley Hospital in Kansas City just before going to General. Her age and address are not given in the obituary.
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Personalities of Kansas City
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Description
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Vertical file containing a portrait and biographical article about Dr. William Johnson, or Dr. Bill Johnson, a physician and surgeon specializing in tuberculosis and diseases of the chest at General Hospital Number 2. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and came to Kansas City as an intern around 1927 at General Hospital Number 2 before serving as a resident physician at Wheatley-Provident Hospital, then becoming director of the Chest Clinic at General Hospital Number 2.
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Personalities of Kansas City
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Description
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Vertical file contains a portrait and biographical article about Dr. Royall Fleming, a physician and night superintendent at General Hospital Number 2 in Kansas City. He was a native of North Carolina, graduating from Howard School of Medicine in 1930 before coming to Kansas City and specializing in allergies and endocrinology.
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Date
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1941-08-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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New Building Which Houses General Hospital Ambulance Division
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Description
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File containing an article with photo and caption about "the new hospital auxiliary building recently completed west of general hospital No. 2" (pictured) at about 22nd and Gillham Roads.
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Date
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1935-09-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Health and Politics
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Description
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[R]eport on the recommendations of the 'Health and Hospital Survey' of 1930 for Kansas City, with various information about health care deficiencies and statistics, including "a wing for Negroes" left uncompleted "at the tuberculosis hospital at Leeds" and a death rate of Kansas City being higher (12.25) than New York City (10.23).
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Date
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1935-01-18
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Nutrition/Food Service in Hospital
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Description
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Interior view of what is identified as the new kitchen in General Hospital No.2. Includes six unidentified kitchen personnel. This photograph appeared printed in the City Manager's annual report for 1941, MVSC Q 092.56 K16, 1940-48, p.44 and was captioned as: "A new kitchen in General Hospital, No.2."
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Date
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1941
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Nutrition/Food Services in Hospital
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Description
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Interior view, believed to be the kitchen located in General Hospital No. 2. Includes two unidentified hospital kitchen employees. Photograph found in Municipal Mirror, November, 1946, p. 6, MVSC 092 M96 and captioned: "The immaculately clean kitchen."
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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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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1957, Page p343
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 21st Street south to E. 23rd Street and from McGee east to McCoy Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1957
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 3, 1909-1950, Page p343
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from E. 21st Street south to E. 23rd Street and from McGee east to McCoy Avenue, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1909/1950
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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General Hospital No. 2
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of General Hospital Number 2.
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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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Nurses Residence Area
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Description
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Interior view of a lounge area. Identified on the back as: Nurses residence, General #2 Hospital (Negro), lobby and lounge room."
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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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Gillham, McGee and Grand at 22nd
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Description
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Elevated view looking southwest along Gillham Road (left), McGee Street (center), and Grand Avenue (right). The first General Hospital Building, Later General Hospital #2, can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The Franklin Hudson Publishing Company Building, later the Kansas City Journal-Post Building, is also on the left. The Carnie-Goudie Company Building is on the right. Signs for Packard automobile company, Kelly-Springfield Tires, and Schutte Lumber are in view. Several cars and pedestrians can be seen.
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Date
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1915~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Operating Room Facilities
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Description
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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.
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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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P34-1 Kansas City Health Care Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This photograph collection contains 198 black and white photographs taken in the 1940s-1950s. The images are of health care facilities and services maintained by the Kansas City Health Department. Includes General Hospital Nos. 1 and 2, the TB Hospital in the Leeds area, nursing program, etc. The collection was acquired from the Kansas City Landmarks Commission.
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Date
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1940~/1959~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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View South from atop Coca-Cola Building
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Description
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Panoramic view looking south from the roof of the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) building at 2107 Grand Avenue. Neighborhoods and business districts south of downtown can be seen. Several buildings are in view, including: General Hospital, General Hospital No. 2, Rahe's Automobile and Tractor (also known as the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, Schutte Lumber Company, Union Station, and the Sweeney Automobile School (later the BMA Building). In view are signs for: Oldsmobile, Holsum Bread, Melton Tire & Battery, Norwalk Tires, Kelly Tires, Racine Tires, White Rose Butter, Sunshine Biscuits, Merit Bread, Camel cigarettes, National Biscuit Company, and Folger's Coffee Company. Signboard Hill can be seen to the northwest of Union Station. The view spans the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks, which are in view on the right hand side of the photograph.
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Date
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1922~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Rahe's Automobile and Tractor School
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Description
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Panoramic group portrait looking east of Rahe's Auto Training School students posed to the north of the Kansas City Journal-Post Building (on the right hand side of the image), once located at 22nd and Oak streets and then occupied by the school. The Hospital Hill neighborhood, General Hospital, General Hospital No. 2, and parked cars can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1920-04-29
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Dr. John Edward Perry
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Description
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Biography and photo of physician John E. Perry, founder of Wheatley Provident Hospital and President and Chief of Surgical Service at the Colored Division of General Hospital.
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Date
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1932-10-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Dr. William James Thompkins
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Description
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Biography and photo of physician William J. Thompkins, "First Colored Superintendant of the Hospital", born in 1879 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Date
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1932-10-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Dr. Thomas Conard Unthank
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Description
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Biography and photo of physician Thomas C. Unthank, "The 'Father' of Kansas City's Negro Hospital". In addition to the Colored Division of General Hospital, he was involved in the founding of the Douglas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, Lange and Wheatley Provident Hospitals.
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Date
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1932-10-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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