Ambulances in New York 1911-2004, Geoffrey N. Stein, 2005

In 2004 and 2005, the New York State Museum presented "Help Is Here", an EMS history exhibit, featuring sixteen historical ambulances.
A good friend of FSP, Myron Gittell, was instrumental in making the Help is Here exhibit a reality.
Through analysis of those exhibit vehicles, which date from 1911 to the present, this book provides a survey of emergency medical services with emphasis on the ambulances in use during the past century.
Historical photographs complement essays about individual ambulances. An eight-page color section illustrates the vehicles as they appeared in the "Help is Here" exhibit.
CONTENTS:
Emergency Medical Services 1869-1915
Emergency Medical Services 1915-1960
Emergency Medical Services 1960-2000
Emergency Medical Services Today
Who Makes Ambulances?
The Exhibit Ambulances: Essays and Historical Images
1911 Cunningham
1917 Ford
1918 Dodge
1926 Cunningham
1939 Dodge
1939 Pontiac-Superior
1940 LaSalle-Miller
1948 Cadillac-Meteor
1957 Cadillac-Miller Meteor
1963 Chevrolet
1967 Cadillac-S&S
1969 Ford-Horton
1974 Cadillac-Miller Meteor
1987 Ford-Medical Coaches
1997 Ford-Horton
2004 For-McCoy Miller
The Exhibit Ambulances: Contemporary Color Photographs
1911 Cunningham ~ Lent by Jane M. Day
1917 Ford ~ Lent by Gerald Sichel Trust Collection
1918 Dodge ~ Lent by the John C. Londraville American Legion Post 832
1926 Cunningham ~ Lent by Peter H. Cunningham
1939 Dodge ~ Lent by Brian D. Head
1939 Pontiac-Superior ~ Gift of the Adirondack Museum
1940 LaSalle-Miller ~ Lent by J.W. Dimbleby Funeral Homes
1948 Cadillac-Meteor ~ Lent by Brentwood Legion Ambulance, Inc.
1957 Cadillac-Miller Meteor ~ Lent by Bangs Ambulance, Inc.
1963 Chevrolet ~ Lent by Fuzzy and Bob Taber
1967 Cadillac-S&S ~ lent by Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps
1969 Ford-Horton ~ Lent by Horton Emergency Vehicles Company
1974 Cadillac-Miller Meteor ~ Lent by the FASNY Museum of Firefighting
1987 Ford-Medical Coaches ~ Lent by the Village of Delhi
1997 Ford-Horton ~ Lent by the Fire Department of New York
2004 Ford-McCoy Miller ~ Lent by TLC Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
8 1/2" x 11", 48 pages, 74 color and B&W photos and illustrations, softcover, ISBN: 1-55557-222-7, BA6328 / $19.95
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