Saturday, September 1, 2012

Check Out My Poppy From Around 1908. Bad Ass Dog. Scranton.


Check out this picture. It's my Grandfather. Or Poppy* as he was known. He was born in 1902 so I'm guessing this is about 1908? Right? How old do you think he is?

And this picture was taken in Scranton, PA. On my Father's side my ancestors came over from Ireland and Germany in the mid 1800's and worked in the coal mines. Imagine that life. And you think you have it bad. I remember reading the family tree my cousin did a few years ago and one of my great uncles was killed in the mines after being kicked my a mule. Damn. That smarts.

And look at that bad ass dog. What kind of dog is that? It's got muscles and a head kind of like a pit bull but it's head is so small. Maybe it's a mutt. But it looks like it kicks some ass.I bet his name was something like Buddy.

And wouldn't it be cool if I had an ancestor of that dog as a pet? I wonder if some families do. I bet mostly hillbillies and backwoods folk.

*On a side note Poppy used to make soft boiled eggs and my sister would call them Poppy eggs. Then years late she was in a diner and they asked how she wanted her eggs and she said, "Poppy eggs." And they just looked at her like she was an alien. A Poppy egg eating alien.

10 comments:

Dr Zibbs said...

And what is really weird is that he looks EXACTLY like my dad when my dad was that age. But I don't look like my dad.

The Jules said...

That pic is full of cool. From the cap to the hound! It looks like a giant dog that's been shrunk.

Scranton would be a good name for a dog.

Coffee? No ta, I've had seven.

Suze said...

It's a real nice pic, Zibbs. Girl likes.

Dr Zibbs said...

Scrantons a great name for that dog!

Dr Zibbs said...

Yeah i love this picture.

W.C.Camp said...

You know that is actually a great picture. Your Poppy looks so happy as compared to many pix from that era! Great story about the eggs - HA!
W.C.C.

Dr Zibbs said...

Wc he does look happy there however he was always mad when i saw him when i was little. He died when i was five

Annika said...

Very cool pic. And that dog looks scary although being so small. Don't judge the book by it's cover, and don't underestimate a small dog. Or something like that.

Indigo Roth said...

Hey Dr, Zibbs! What a mutt, a badass hound as you say! But man, did you Poppy love him. Indigo

Dr Zibbs said...

Annika - I know right?

IR - Me know understand.