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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

Tags: culture, Frog, history, Oats

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…

Tags: culture, history, Tuck

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

Tags: culture, history, Iowa Blackie, Oats

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.

Tags: culture, history, Irish Red, Minneapolis Skinny, Virginia Slim

Interview with Iwegan (Part 2)

Iwegan's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 118-124. He sometimes spells his name Iowegian, IoWegian or Iowegan.Tape 8 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

Tags: culture, history, Iwegan, Oats

Interview with Jim Chrisinzio

In this phone interview, Jim describes his experiences rail riding across the U.S. and Canada beginning in the 1960s. He recounts his attendance at the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.

Tags: culture, history

Interview with Lady and the Tramp

Tape 5 - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

Tags: culture, history, Lady and the Tramp, Oats

Interview with New York Slim

New York Slim's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 18-27.Tape 5 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

Tags: culture, history, New York Slim, Oats

Interview with Nomad

Nomad's story can be found in the heading "A Caution" under the introduction of One More Train to Ride, page xvi.Tape 9 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

Tags: culture, history, Nomad, Oats

Interview with Sunrise, K-bar, Angie Angel, and IoWegian Rick

Discussion of Sunrise's experiences freight hopping, traveling, and being elected hobo queen. K-bar's account of his own hobo experiences, in addition to hobo history in Britt, the state of Iowa, and the greater Midwest. Angie Angel's take on life,…

Tags: Angie Angel, culture, history, IoWegian Rick, National Hobo Convention, Sunrise

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