[TUSCALOOSA, ALA., July 2022] — The Summer 2022 issue of Alabama Heritage magazine features the Southern Vintage Fire Apparatus Association, and its collection of historic fire engines. Author and photographer Ken Boyd explores how fire engines evolved since the 19th century, while sharing tales of how people would combat fires throughout the South.
Founded in the 1960s, the SVFAA is home to the largest collection of fire equipment. With equipment dating back to the 1800s, Boyd details the origins of seesaw-like water pumps and the use of water hoses and firetrucks. The photo story dives deeper into each engine, giving readers an inside look at how the engines have changed over time. Boyd is the author of several widely distributed books on historic subjects, including historic Watermills of North America, A Visual Preservation (University of Alabama Press, 2020), Historic North American Locomotives (Kalmbach Media/Trains, 2018) and The Art of the Locomotive (Voyageur Press, The Quartos Group, 2014). He has been featured in several previous issues of Alabama Heritage.
Other features include Alice Coachman, a Tuskegee female track and field star who would go on to compete in the 1948 Olympic Games. Coachman won the U.S. championship for 10 years consecutively, before competing in the high jump at the 1948 Games. She became the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic gold medal. Stanley Keith Arnold, author, is an associate professor of history at Northern Illinois. He earned both his PhD and MA at Temple University in Philadelphia and is working on a book about African Americans and the early modern Olympic Games (1896-1948).
“A Tale of Two Spanish Forts,” written by Greg Waselkov and Mike Bunn, examines the history and archaeology of the Mobile Bay and its impact during the Revolutionary War. The pair are continuing to find new clues and details about how people lived during that time in the area. Lastly, The University of Alabama’s Risk Management program celebrates 100 years of service, written by the late Dr. William Rabel.
Also included in the Summer 2022 issue are regular departments including Alabama Governors, Portraits and Landscapes, From the Archives, and much more
Other features include Alice Coachman, a Tuskegee female track and field star who would go on to compete in the 1948 Olympic Games. Coachman won the U.S. championship for 10 years consecutively, before competing in the high jump at the 1948 Games. She became the first Black woman from any country to win an Olympic gold medal. Stanley Keith Arnold, author, is an associate professor of history at Northern Illinois. He earned both his PhD and MA at Temple University in Philadelphia and is working on a book about African Americans and the early modern Olympic Games (1896-1948).
“A Tale of Two Spanish Forts,” written by Greg Waselkov and Mike Bunn, examines the history and archaeology of the Mobile Bay and its impact during the Revolutionary War. The pair are continuing to find new clues and details about how people lived during that time in the area. Lastly, The University of Alabama’s Risk Management program celebrates 100 years of service, written by the late Dr. William Rabel.
Also included in the Summer 2022 issue are regular departments including Alabama Governors, Portraits and Landscapes, From the Archives, and much more
