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The University of Leeds; University College of Ripon and York St. John ... His is the labor that harvests the wheat in the fall and cuts the ice in winter. All these men are hobos." (Anderson, 87)
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The name "Hobo" first started appearing in the early 1800's. Before the Civil War many hobos had taken to the rails as a way of life.
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hobojeepers.tripod.com/hobo.htm
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Whatever the reason, railroads -- and hobos -- provided plenty of material for good stories and even better song lyrics. "The hobo works and wanders...the bum drinks and wanders" -- so goes the credo of the hobo who was determined to be seen as something more than a lazy individual carelessly wasting a life.
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What do students know about homelessness today? What are some of the reasons for homelessness? Why do you think people were homeless in the 1930s? Would teenagers have ... Compare the attitude of people towards hobos in the 1930s and the homeless today. Do you think they are treated differently? Why might that be?
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Hobo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. The term originated in the western—probably northwestern—United States during the last decade of the 19th century. Unlike tramps, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo
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We kids often hung around the railroad switch yards and visited with the Hobos. We even played "Work ... During the depression of the 1930s jobs were scarce. In looking for work, her brother Henry "rode the rails". One night about 2 o'clock a.m. we heard a knock on the door. At that time we were living in Hoisington, Kansas.
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erniemargheim.blogspot.com/2009/02/fwd-hobo-blog-1930s....
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_your description goes here_ ... A February 8, 1932 El Paso Times article carried the following code used by the hobos of the 1930s to spread world of El Paso's generosity: 1. Two hobos, traveling together, have gone the direction of the arrows.
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www.epcc.edu/ftp/Homes/monicaw/borderlands/12_hobo_sign...
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Two hobos walking along railroad tracks, after being put off a train ... You are viewing an important image of Two hobos walking along railroad tracks, after being put off a train. The picture shows an iconic image of the Great Depression. We have created this collection of pictures primarily ... American History 1900 to 1930s...
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www.old-picture.com/american-history-1900-1930s/Hobos.h...
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Illustrated with fifty rare archival photos and drawing primarily on letters and oral histories of three thousand men and women who hopped freight trains, Riding the Rails brings to life a neglected saga of America in the 1930s. Self-reliance, compassion, frugality and a love of freedom and country are at the heart of...
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