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Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1904. "Alligator Joe's bungalow in the jungle." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
That's a "rolling chair" along the lines of the ones seen in the Atlantic City photos.
[Below: At the Royal Poinciana in Palm Beach, home of the bicycle chair. - Dave]
That rooster sure looks to me like it has a bill and webbed feet.
[We'll put someone else in charge of the chicken house. - Dave]
This is what Captain Kangaroo might be up to.
What else would you need, except of course a baby carriage and a duck?
[I think that's more of a grownup carriage. And a rooster. - Dave]
if anyone called it Alligator Joe's Bungalow in the Jungle-O.
I know I would have.
There is still a solid demand for thatched roofs down here. Every beach hotel with a tiki bar has one, in addition to many inland hotels striving for that "beach" ambiance. The Seminoles build the best ones.They also run a pretty mean casino.
This looks like Tarzan or Dr. Livingston should live here!
Alligator Joe poses at entrance to main pavilion. http://royalpoincianahotel.blogspot.com/
One thing that can be said about Joe, he has the entrepreneurial spirit. He knew how to market his alligators and his residence.
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