Real Life Ambulance Scene Pictures
- Thread starter Paul Steinberg
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Oooh, that's what happens when Unity tries to beat F+B to a call in their territory. Oh Mother?
Reflections of people on hood and along side are easily made out. Given sun/shadow angle, a case can be made either way as to what is happening on roof. I see a tree across front, building lengthwise covering passenger side, and sky/clouds on remaining. Larger:
Found another shot of that '54-'55 Superior ambulance custom built for Long Beach FD. This is dated earlier, 3/26/56. Ambulance is leaving Long Beach Pike Amusement Zone with a critical passenger.
Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
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Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
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Multi-car Santa Ana Freeway wreck near Paramount Blvd dated 5/31/58 featuring a '54-'55 Miller ambulance from Miller-Downey Mortuary, which is still in business as Miller-Mies Mortuary after a century of service.
Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Larger/cropped. What year can you place that hubcap Jim?
Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Larger/cropped. What year can you place that hubcap Jim?
While on tour, Vice President Richard Nixon and Congressman Edgar W. Hiestand stopped to speak with a polio victim in Santa Monica on 11/29/56.
Ceiling cot mounts, rear compartment light, and latches next to partition glass peg this ambulance as Superior.
Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Ceiling cot mounts, rear compartment light, and latches next to partition glass peg this ambulance as Superior.
Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
The shadow on the roof of the ambulance I believe are clouds. Look at it carefully, and you can make out the breaks between the clouds. Either that, or my eyesight is getting worse, not better....
John Royark JR
PCS Member
The shadow on the roof of the ambulance I believe are clouds. Look at it carefully, and you can make out the breaks between the clouds. Either that, or my eyesight is getting worse, not better....
After seeing the larger picture, I think you are right.
Martyn Donaldson
PCS Member
Ambulance is confusing. Let's just say it is a '51 and appears ex-military (although not enough detail for me to differentiate between Superior or Miller)
Definitely a '54.. Smooth steering wheel. '55 steering wheels are ribbed (for pleasure?)
Ed is correct, that vertical quarter trim is unique to Superior. It will most certainly not fit a Coupe DeVille. Miller, Eureka and Meteor all had their vertical trim mounted on the rear side doors, giving the quarter panels a balanced look. Superior quarter panels of this era have a truncated appearance.
Another Superior trademark visible in your photos is the door garnish panel mounted 2-3 inches below the window opening.
Martyn Donaldson
PCS Member
Etched glass design, lack of stainless molding at two-tone break and "knuckle guards" on door handle identify this coach as a 1950 A.J. Miller.
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My, it looks cold that day:
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Ambulance attendants transporting Ronald Charles Rogers from Harbor General to St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica, dated 3/30/58.
Snow photographer. Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Snow photographer. Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Martyn Donaldson
PCS Member
1954 Eureka!!
Here is another of Miller's ambulance fleet, this time a '56 Miller serving an accident on the 101 dated 3/8/58. Ambulance attendants and fireman are carrying Bula Honeycott to ambulance.
Sandusky photographer. Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Cropped/enlarged. Note siren behind grill.
Sandusky photographer. Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Cropped/enlarged. Note siren behind grill.
Martyn Donaldson
PCS Member
Cool pic Atti, that one is a '56 Meteor.
Wayne Krakowski
PCS Member
Quiz time,the cruisers black/white with lights,and the cruisers with just the white door.which ones are which,
Thanks Martin - mental lapse after having "Miller's" on brain.
Recently a singular red oval light over rear ambulance doors was mentioned here, although that post is evading me. Decent shot of such a warning light on this truck based ambulance dated 11/10/51. Anne Nesche, a coed from Oakland, is the patient.
Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Recently a singular red oval light over rear ambulance doors was mentioned here, although that post is evading me. Decent shot of such a warning light on this truck based ambulance dated 11/10/51. Anne Nesche, a coed from Oakland, is the patient.
Image from Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
Tim Prieur
PCS Member
Can another Canadian take a stab,
The two black and whites are LAPD, you can see an LA traffic officer in the fore ground with the white rimmed hat and shoulder flashes. LA sherrifss cars were similar in color but had a different light/siren configuration.
The two white door cars are CHP.
Wayne Krakowski
PCS Member
Tim sounds good to me,I did not know so I thought a quiz would answer my question,thank you,