A steam fire engine pumping floodwaters from a downtown basement in October 1913

A steam fire engine pumps floodwaters from a downtown basement in San Antonio, October 1913. Historic photo courtesy of Lewis Fisher.

A steam fire engine pumps floodwaters from a downtown basement in San Antonio, October 1913. Historic photo courtesy of Lewis Fisher.

A steam fire engine pumps floodwaters from a downtown basement in San Antonio, October 1913. Historic photo courtesy of Lewis Fisher.