Amherst Black Cats

Author Jim Hamilton gave this talk on the Black Cats of Amherst for the Amherst History Museum in April of this year. youtube.com/watch?v=cvV-uD…

@edk1418 Ed: The person who was working on that topic at Smith left the school. I was in touch with her when trying to put together that conference session a while back. Did you ever see the fictional take on the Smith unit: “Band of Sisters”? #anchor5390040" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">greenharbor.com/blackcats/blac…

@SSU539 Jim: For years I've trying to get an article about the Relief Unit. Know anyone? I finally joined X

These gates are modeled on the gates of the Chateau de Robecourt in Grécourt, France, where the Smith College Relief Unit (SCRU) served during World War I.

Shout out to all libraries and particularly the one @AmherstCollege

#WheelWednesday A Ford Model T ambulance, pictured at RIAT 2003. #MAFVA @agbdrilling @USAS_WW1 @09EA63 @AdamWatkinson1 @militaryhistori

Love that Black Cat good luck! 🐈‍⬛

Throwback to history at the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous Air Show! 🚗✈️ The 1918 Ford Model T ambulance stole the show alongside other brass era beauties. What a day in Springfield, Ohio! 🙌 #DawnPatrol #FordModelT #BrassEra #AirShow #VintageCars #SpringfieldOhi

The Smith College Relief Unit is the subject of the 2021 novel, Band of Sisters, by @laurenwillig. A fascinating read. Highly recommended. laurenwillig.com/books/band-of-… 2/2

In June of 1918, Black Cat Stoddard Lane mentions in his diary that he met some of the women from the Smith College Relief Unit (SCRU) while in Beauvais, France. 1/2 @smithcollege #anchor5390040" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">greenharbor.com/blackcats/blac…

Here's some black cat good luck for your Monday.

The women of Smith College go to war in the new novel BAND OF SISTERS by @laurenwillig I interviewed Willig for the latest episode of the Reading & Writing podcast. podpage.com/reading-and-wr… #books #reading #SmithCollege #WW1 #amreading #amwriting #podcasts

You will note that the ambulance number is the same one as the one on the ambulance in this photo. 3/3

Black Cat Ambulance SSU 539 141 Source: Scott Wadyko 2/3

A scale modeler named Scott Wadyko recently posted images of a Black Cat ambulance in a Facebook forum. 1/3 facebook.com/share/p/1GrFUo…

During #WWI, doctors and nurses joined the @USArmy medical corps or volunteered with the @RedCross to care for the wounded. We #ArchivesSalute their service, marking the first use of mobile X-ray machines and motorized ambulances! loom.ly/tdIpJxI

All eight pages can be viewed here: greenharbor.com/blackcats/trou… 2/2

An 8-page story about the Black Cats of Amherst appears in the new SAW non-fiction anthology, Troubled Histories. It was written & illustrated by Jim Hamilton. 1/2 @AmherstCollege @comicsworkshop @jrhinfotrends @TownOfAmherst @amherstlibrary @UMassHistory #anchor5390039" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">greenharbor.com/blackcats/blac…

My piece on the Black Cats of Amherst World War I U.S. Army ambulance unit appears in the recently released SAW Troubled Histories non-fiction anthology. @comicsworkshop #WW1 @ssu539

@Wpg_Badger The Black cats of Amherst (SSU 539)

@meauns Belongs to the black cat detachment I believe

The layout of the Revell (actually ICM) Model T Ambulance which i will start today. The sprues are washed and have air dried meanwhile

To celebrate the publication of The Eastern Front @wwnorton I will be giving a signed copy of the book to a lucky American reader. All you need to do is repost this and follow me. The winner will be drawn randomly on Monday 2 September

If you haven't kept up with the new National WWI memorial, which will be unveiled in Washington, D.C., next month, you should definitely check out the progress—it's amazing! Here is a conversation with its creator. Thank you @SabinHoward ! megaphone.link/FPMN5571245776