"Murphy's Bum Camp" newspaper article

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Title

"Murphy's Bum Camp" newspaper article

Subject

culture
history

Description

Local reporting from "Murphy's Bum Camp" near the Kishwaukee river in Illinois. Details the camp used by vagabonds, drifters, and hoboes during the Depression era.

Creator

Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR)

Source

Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR)

Publisher

Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR)

Contributor

Minneapolis Skinny

Rights

Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR)

Relation

documents

Format

newspaper article

Language

English

Type

still image

Coverage

Illinois

Citation

Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR), “"Murphy's Bum Camp" newspaper article,” Hobo Archive, accessed February 5, 2025, http://hoboarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/176.