Ambulances Collection (#2)

Antwerp is besieged, October 1914. Crowds of refugees struggling to make their way on to and across the pontoon bridge to escape the advancing Germans is being cleared to make room for ambulances to

Winter Quarters, Fort Brady, ca. 1865. Creator: Unknown
Winter Quarters, Fort Brady, ca. 1865. Formerly attributed to William Frank Browne

Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Removing Dead from Battlefield, Maryes Heights, May 2, 1864, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Quartermaster and Ambulance Camp, 6th Corps, Brandy Station, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Belle Plain, Virginia. Potomac River, Upper Wharf, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Belle Plain, Virginia, 1864. Creators: James Gardner, Tim O Sullivan
Belle Plain, Virginia, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

St Johns stretchers 1882
British examples of man-powered ambulances, (stretchers). Date: 1882

Horse-drawn ambulance used in Paris 1892
Horse-drawn ambulance used in Paris (interior and exterior views). Date: 1892

AMBULANCE / GERMANY, 1902
Man-powered ambulances used in Germany. Date: 1902

Horse-drawn ambulance 1882
Exterior and interior of a horse-drawn ambulance used by the Hospital Accident Service in London. Date: 1882

French radiographic van 1904
A French radiographic van, manufactured by Gaiffe-Panhard. Date: 1904

An ambulance driving into Charing Cross Hospital with casualties... London, 1914, (1933)
An ambulance driving into Charing Cross Hospital with casualties from the bloody battle at Mons, London, 1914, (1933). Crowds watching ambulances carrying injured British soldiers from the Belgian

Ambulances carrying wounded... into Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1914, (1935)
Crowds watching ambulances carrying wounded from the front into Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1914, (1935). Injured British soldiers are brought for treatment during the First World War

Gift from our Indian Empire. Calcutta ambulance cars
Photograph: Gift from our Indian Empire. Calcutta ambulance cars. From an album of 76 official photographs, 1916-1917. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

Garnisonslazarett Dresden Ambulances Saxony Buildings
Garnisonslazarett Dresden, Ambulances in Saxony, Buildings in Dresden, Military facilities of Germany, Army of Saxony, 1915, Dresden, Garnison, Lazarett (Reserve, Lazarett I)

Australian gift British Red Cross 9 Red ambulances
Australian gift to British Red Cross of 9 Red Cross ambulances Ambulances being inspected after the presentation. 1940, Israel

Evacuation des blesse par les ambulances du
Evacuation des blesses par les ambulances du Croissant Rouge, Pierre de Gigord collection of photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, Unknown, 1877-1878

Red Cross ambulance motor boat, WW1
The Silver Thimble VI, a Red Cross ambulance motor boat, built on the Clyde for service in Mesopotamia (Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, Southwark
The biggest blaze of the decade was fought at Wilsons Wharf, near Tooley Street, Southwark, in the summer of 1971. It was the same location that cost the life of Londons Fire Chief

Hospital ships Atlas, Endymion, Castalia, at Long Reach
View of the Metropolitan Asylums Boards hospital ships Atlas (left), Endymion (centre) and Castalia (right) on the River Thames at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent

Red Cross travelling repair shop 1916
Interior view of a travelling repair van, with a soldier working on repairing vehicles in the war zone. Date: 1916

Mending Red Cross ambulances 1916
Soldiers working under a canopy in the war zone, repairing most needed Red Cross ambulances. Date: 1916

Scottish Womens Hospitals Royaumont
A fleet of ambulances outside the Abbaye de Royaumont, France, where the Scottish Womens Hospitals based their first unit in 1914. They worked with the French Red Cross. Date: circa 1914

D-Day British Invasion Forces, WW2
D-Day British Invasion Forces approaching Normandy, France, June 1944. 1944

WW1 poster, Red Cross ambulance
Poster, US Red Cross ambulance on the Western Front. circa 1918

Advert for Buick, Red Cross ambulances 1916
Buick were used for emergencies in World War One at the front, with British Red Cross and St Johns on the side of the vehicle Date: 1916

Advert for Carters motor-ambulances 1912
J. & A Carter patent motor-ambulances, showing the interior. 1913

Red Cross Motor badge
During the First World War this label was attached to one of the two motor ambulances owned by Major PHG Powell-Cotton of Quex Park, Birchington

Ambulances arriving at Quex Park VAD Hospital
Major Powell-Cotton is supervising the removal of a stretcher from an ambulance at the front of Quex House. The stretcher is being carried by two VAD Hospital patients wearing the patients uniform of

VAD Ambulances at Quex Park
The two Quex Park VAD Ambulances are parked outside the front of Quex House. A stretcher is being unloaded from Q1, while Q2 alongside is closed up

Motor ambulances on the eastern front, Russia, WW1
A line of motor ambulances of the American hospital service on the eastern front, Russia, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Ambulance carts on the eastern front, Russia, WW1
Two-wheeled ambulance carts on the eastern front in Russia during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

VAD Ambulance & Patients, Quex Park
Voluntary Aid Detachment Ambulance & Patients, Quex Park. Major Powell-Cotton converted two of his personal cars into ambulances and was the Area Transport Officer (VAD)

Ambulance taking discharged patients
One of the Quex ambulances is parked outside the door of Quex House. A group of patients in hospital blues and nurses are gathered around

Bristol Brandon RAF air ambulance J6997 on an airfield. Date: circa 1925

Advanced field ambulances, WW1
Advanced field ambulances near the battlefield, ready to receive wounded soldiers. Date: circa 1915

Womens Legion pulling a broken down ambulance, WWI
Members of the Womens Legion, who worked convoying wounded soldiers among many other tasks, pulling a broken-down ambulance during the First World War. 1918

LCC Ambulance Girls, WWI
London County Council ambulance girls pictured with their ambulance wearing new shrapnel helmets. 1918

A Red Cross Ambulance with motor-cycle attached
A Red Cross ambulance with motorcycle attached, First World War. 1917

Women ambulance attendants and drivers, WW1
Women acting as attendants and drivers at the new London County Council Ambulance station in Bloomsbury, wearing a special uniform adapted to the special needs of their employment when on duty

Geraldine Hedges, Transport Officer in the Balkans, WW1
Geraldine Hedges, Chief Transport Officer in charge of the motor column for the Elsie Inglis unit of the Scottish Womens Hospital in the Balkans during the First World War

Sunbeam motors advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Sunbeam Motor Car Company of Wolverhampton showing one of their vehicles as a Red Cross ambulance or van during the First World War. Date: 1918

Queen Alexandra with Jeannie Jackson
Queen Alexandra pictured with Miss Jeannie Jackson, the daughter of a Burnley miner who collected 1, 100 in coppers on the streets of Burnley in aid of war funds dressed in a miniature uniform

Miss Donnett Paynter with ambulance, WW1
Miss Donnett Paynter with her motor ambulance given by her father, Commander Hugh H. Paynter, R.N. for use at the FANY Convoy

Post Office savings bank girls in Womens Reserve Ambulance
Girls of the Post Office Savings Bank in Blythe Road, West Kensington as part of the Womens Reserve Ambulance, with one of their number, Lieutenant Yates

Motor cycle with side-car ambulance, WW1
A motor cycle with side car converted into an ambulance, outside the War Office in London. Several of these vehicles were already in use at the front at the time. Date: 1914

Mrs Sprott as a Red Cross ambulance driver, WW1
Mrs Sprott, daughter of Sir George and Lady Berry of Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, pictured in her uniform as a driver of Red Cross ambulances in France

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During times of crisis and conflict, they have been a beacon of hope and salvation. From the bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath during World War II to the multi-service emergency vehicles that tirelessly serve our communities today, these life-saving machines have evolved over time. Step inside the MAB First Ambulance Interior and witness the dedication of medical professionals who work tirelessly to save lives. The brave women of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) fearlessly ventured into war zones, providing aid to those in need. Innovations like the Vickers Vernon RAF air ambulance revolutionized emergency medical services by swiftly transporting injured soldiers from battlefields. Even before this, a travelling X-ray car played a crucial role in diagnosing injuries during World War I. The iconic Red Cross poster from World War I reminds us of their tireless efforts on both home fronts and battlefields. Meanwhile, at Massaponax Church in Virginia on May 21st, 1864, General Grants Council of War strategized how best to utilize ambulances for wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. Not only humans but also animals benefited from ambulances as seen with specialized horse ambulances deployed during World War One. These noble creatures received care alongside their human counterparts. From WWI Red Cross ambulances to heartwarming L. C. C. Ambulance Christmas cards sent out during WWII, these images remind us that even amidst darkness and despair there is always compassion and support available for those in need. Even beyond wars, such as during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), generous individuals donated ambulances to provide vital assistance where it was most needed and can not just vehicles; they represent humanity's unwavering commitment towards preserving life when it matters most – regardless of time or place.