Hobo bread button
Title
Hobo bread button
Subject
popular culture
stereotype
misrepresentation
Description
Traditionally, travelers would bake bread over a jungle fire in a #10 tin can. Today, many bakeries have used the hobo figure for business reasons, including the naming of businesses.
Contributor
Minneapolis Skinny
Format
object
Language
English
Type
still image
Citation
“Hobo bread button,” Hobo Archive, accessed June 26, 2024, https://hoboarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/326.