"Hard traveling gents of the road" magazine article

Title

"Hard traveling gents of the road" magazine article

Subject

history
culture
National Hobo Convention

Description

Image of hoboes standing and sitting the freight car at the 1981 Hobo Convention in Britt. Front row: The Shadow, Arkansas Traveler, Virginia Slim. Back row: Portland Gray, Slo Motion Shorty, Frypan Jack.

Creator

National Geographic

Source

National Geographic

Publisher

National Geographic

Date

05/1981

Contributor

Minneapolis Skinny

Rights

National Geographic

Relation

documents

Format

magazine article

Language

English

Type

still image

Coverage

Britt

Citation

National Geographic, “"Hard traveling gents of the road" magazine article,” Hobo Archive, accessed March 15, 2025, http://hoboarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/179.