Another image from the firehouse wall, photographer unknown
Water Tower 1 ran as a two-piece company (did WT-2 run 2-piece? Anyone?) with a converted 1932 Seagrave as Water Tower Tender 1. Through the 1930's and 1940's the DCFD ran Plan H, in which the tender responded in advance of the tower to prepare all hose layouts and setups. It appears from the photo that the tender may also have been used for salvage company operations, judging from the rack of salvage covers on the running board and the peripheral jet siphon on the tailboard.
Is that a CO2 horn between the hard sleeves?
Kevin Byrne