Description
Santa Claus (white) handing out presents to children (white and African American) at Children's Mercy Hospital with the help of Charles Wesley Pirtle (left) and Bob Paxton (right). Pirtle is in a wheelchair and his left leg has been amputated while Paxton is standing with the help of crutches. One boy is in a hospital gown and another has a cast on his arm.No datelikely 1960sDigitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
1 Photograph : Black And White Print; 25 X 20 Cm; Image/Tiff; Image/Jpeg; Image/Jp2
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Missouri HubKeywords
- African American Children
- African Americans
- Amputees
- Boys
- Children
- Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City, Mo.)
- Children, White
- Crutches
- Gifts
- Girls
- Hospital Care
- Hospital Patients
- Men, White
- Paxton, Bob (Paxton, Bob)
- Pirtle, Charles Wesley (Pirtle, Charles Wesley)
- Santa Claus (Santa Claus)
- Surgical Plaster Casts
- Wheelchairs
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