There seems to be ample history on the Internet about Eddie Poe. We have covered two points we feel have been greatly distorted. His drinking profile and the actuality of his death. The other pages on this site are items about our personal past that we hope you will find interesting. After all, we are what we were.

Here you will see, following the stock market crash of 1929, our country suffered from a great depression in the economy. Millions had it as bad as folks during Eddie Poe's time. Hopefully this will give us pause to praise these hardy folks. Many are our direct relatives. They did their best to keep life alive. They loved their children. Because of them and their love and work ethic we enjoy the good life. Perhaps a bit more of the good life than some should have.

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President Roosevelt started "The New Deal". Thousands of able bodied men went to work for the WPA or PWA, two projects that made work creating parks and roadways and rivers and streams. A beleaguered nation taking care of its own. The great dust bowl occurred during this period also, bringing drought to many southern states where people were already poor trying to make a living off the land. They loaded up their $15.00 cars with all they had and headed to California where there was fruit to be picked.

The suffering was immense and the effect on young unschooled minds is unrecorded. The camps were choked with people who followed the road to work and found thousands had already taken the jobs

An old movie, The Grapes Of Wrath, will enlighten you about this period in our history.

The mother above has six children. She is much younger than you think

The girl below may be just like her after five more children. Next is her with her child eating dirt.   
The father obviously wearing shoes he had found.

While constructing this page we found a remarkable photo we want to share. This is one bird that did not go hungry during the depression. That is a fox he is going to have for dinner. Compare the size of the Eagle with the other bird flying away safely. Eagles were known to grab babies.

A Mammoth Frozen In Siberian Permafrost. No one knows how they were instantly frozen.

An extraordinary picture opportunity. Fortunately there was a camera available.

Love doesn't get any better than this.

Many believe this to be the best picture taken in the entire world, ever. To sit and contemplate this photo

makes one want to know the story. The expression on the rare animal's face is just too much.

That dude above me is nuts. That tiger will get yo ass.

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On Halloween we were paid a visit by Eddie. It was just like something he would do to commemorate his 200th birthday;

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