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A No. 1

A No. 1

“Chicago is the greatest railway center in the United States. No one knows these facts better than the hobo. It is a fact that trains from all poi...
Art Ben Reitman Bill Savage Bughouse Square Chicago Hobo Hobo Alphabet Jungles Lar Daly Union
Hudson King

Hudson King

There was no shortage of hobos in New York City during The Depression.  Along the Hudson River, there were were hobo jungles almost the full len...
Art Camps Civil War Gangs of New York Great Depression Herbert Asbury Hobo Hobo Alphabet Irish Jungles New York
The Night Table (Safe Camp)

The Night Table (Safe Camp)

Hey– A re-reading of Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory gives vivid descriptions of “hobo jungles.”  They were actually camps, and from camp to camp...
Art Bound for Glory Camps Hobo Hobo Alphabet Jungles Woody Guthrie