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Interview with Irish Red, Virginia Slim, and Minneapolis Skinny

Irish Red, Virginia Slim, and Minneapolis Skinny recall their experiences attending the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.

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Interview with Iowa Blackie

Iowa Blackie has a poem in One More Train to Ride, page 67.Tape 12 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

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Interview with Hobo King Tuck

An interview with Hobo King Tuck conducted during the 2008 National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Tuck describes his train hopping days, including a train he took to Iowa City one year for Thanksgiving. Tuck shares his take on hoboing and why we…

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Interview with Frog

Frog's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 41-47.Tape 4 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

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Interview with Flatcar Frank

Flatcar Frank recalls his experiences attending the East Coast Hobo Gathering in Pennsburg, PA and the West Coast Hobo Gathering in Dunsmuir, CA.

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Interview with Fishbones

Tape 3 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

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Interview with Empress Vagabond Lump

Tape 4 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

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Interview with Drits

Tape 10 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

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Interview with Dante Doom (Part 1)

Dante's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 31-36.Tape 1 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

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Interview with Connecticut Tootsie

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Conversation with Connecticut Tootsie about her experiences hoboing, first time freight hopping, being elected hobo queen, and her involvement with the Hobo Convention in Britt.

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