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Kaatskill Gliders: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:07am.
Circa 1907. "Kaatskill House, Lake George, New York." A place that separates the gliders from the rockers. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.
Thus building codes are born
Submitted by jwp on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 6:38am.
From the Times article "Book Reader" pointed out (and thank you for that):
"On account of the cold this morning a fire was started in the box stove in the parlor. On the second floor the stovepipe passed through a clothes room...."
I can just hear the contractor: "I've run a hundred stove pipes through closets without a problem."
A beautiful place, but
Submitted by Book Reader on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:22am.
it only had a year to go. New York Times article.
Too Bad!
In the Dappled Shade
Submitted by Laark on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 11:16am.
It looks like a pleasant place to pass time, either gliding or rocking.
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