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Robert (Bob) J. “Guitar Whitey” Symmonds (1921-2019), the Singing Hobo

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Hairbreadth Harry, King of Hobos—1881-1947

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“Hobo King” Jim Corbett, A-No.-2, 1880-?

Hobo KingJim Corbett, A-N0.-2.pdf

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Chapter 26 JAMES “LORD OPEN ROAD” LANGFORD (1920-1981), THE ECCENTRIC, Rhyming HOBO

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John Burns aka “Crazy Cooter", Outlaw Riders

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Chapter 33 Luther Gette, “Luther the Jet,” the 1995 Scholarly Hobo King, Historian and Philosopher, Poet and Musician

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Chapter 28 John “Mountain Dew” Troxel (1922-1984), 1983 Hobo King

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POLLY ELLEN PEP (1893-?), FIRST HOBO QUEEN of Britt, ’46, ’47, ’48

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Chapter 35 Ralph Gooding, “Hood River Blackie” (1926-1984), Writer, Historian

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Tom “Scoop Shovel Scotty” McDougal, Eight-Time Hobo King—1872-1965

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Mountain Dew and Frisco Jack's tin craft cups

Handmade copper wire hobo cups made from a soup can and a mountain dew can. Frisco Jack is printed on the front of one can. The tin cans most likely…