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Title
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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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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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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. 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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Title
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History of the Kansas City General Hospital
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Description
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Article chronicles the history and development of General Hospital, the first hospital in the city. The first hospital was built in 1870 at 22nd and McCoy Streets. Article contains numerous photographs of interior and exterior of buildings.
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Date
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1932-10-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Neglected History Sought
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Description
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Article announces that documentary filmmaker Kevin Wilmott and historians Deborah Dandridge and Tanya Hart are beginning work on a film focusing upon healthcare provided to African Americans living in Kansas City during the Jim Crow era. Wilmott is interviewed and provides a brief history of the city's General Hospitals No. 1 and No. 2. Former employees and patients of the city's segregated hospital are interviewed and describe their unequal treatment and conditions of the facility.
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Date
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2013-03-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Health Care Institutions
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Description
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Portion of chapter, "School, Church, and Health", describes the development of health care institutions for African Americans. Old City Hospital or General Hospital #2 was "a point of pride for many African Americans". When a fire gutted it in 1927, a new hospital was constructed just west of General Hospital #1 and opened on March 2, 1930. Also discussed are Niles Home for Children, Florence Crittenton Home, and Big Sister Home for Negro Girls as well as general health considerations for Kansas City's African Americans.
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Date
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2006
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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View West from atop General Hospital
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Description
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Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Business District of Kansas City
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Description
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Panoramic photograph showing the downtown area. The photograph is labeled: The Business District of Kansas City, June 7, 1922. Panoramic photograph from the General Hospital, showing the new Union Station and the city's growing skyline. Labels written on the photograph include: General Hospital, Entrance to Penn Valley Park, Overland Building, Memorial Park, Indications of Approximate Location of Pershing Road, Union Station, J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, D. A. Moor Building, Coca-Cola, Film Exchange, Kansas City Club, K. C. A. C. Bldg., Kansas City Star, Waldheim Bldg., Commerce Bldg., R. A. Ling Bldg., Federal Reserve Bank Bldg., Telephone Bldg., Densmore Hotel, Locust, Oak, Hospital Hill, proposed Oak St. Viaduct and Approach, Gillham Road, McGee St. Viaduct, Proposed Cut in Grade 21 Feet, and 23rd. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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View West from atop General Hospital
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Description
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Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
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Date
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1922-06-07
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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William J. Thompkins: African American Physician, Politician, and Publisher
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Description
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Article tells the story of Dr. William J. Thompkins. Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1879, he moved to Kansas City to practice medicine in 1906. In 1914 he was appointed superintendent of General Hospital #2. Thompkins was very active in the Democratic party and founded the black newspaper the "Kansas City American," competitor to the Republican-leaning African American newspaper "The Call."
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Date
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2007-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
