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The Conversation: 1905

Circa 1905. "On the grounds of Kittatinny House, Delaware Water Gap, Penn­syl­vania." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Circa 1905. "On the grounds of Kittatinny House, Delaware Water Gap, Penn­syl­vania." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

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It's a glider

Foot board and base are fixed, benches and frame they're on roll back and forth/rise and fall on that curved track visible above the rearmost wheel at the right. Kind of an interesting design but seems like it would be awkward because of the height to the "floor."

Kittatinny House

Kittatinny House was a large resort hotel. Opened on June 20, 1872, it boasted electric lights, elevators, steam heat, running mountain water in every room, a telegraph office in the hotel and its own orchestra. It was constructed of wood. Yep, in 1931. To the ground.

Rock and Roll?

Trying to determine if the four-seated device rocks, rolls or is tethered.

[Here are a couple examples. -tterrace]

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