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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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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
