1989 National Hobo Convention Hobo Interviews featuring Cardboard

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Title

1989 National Hobo Convention Hobo Interviews featuring Cardboard

Subject

National Hobo Convention
history
culture

Description

A collection of interviews taken at the 1989 National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Hoboes interviewed include Cardboard discussing railroad bulls, Inkman explaining the meaning behind his moniker, Fishbones discussing hoboing in the 1930s, Gas Can Paddy, Fry Pan Jack, Midwest John, Ramblin' Rudy discussing his days hoboing and being jailed, Harmonica Mike discussing promoting the Hobo Convention and talking about minors hoboing, and Steamtrain Maury.

Publisher

Collinwood Kid
The Pied Piper

Date

1989

Contributor

Minneapolis Jewel

Relation

National Hobo Convention's Hobo Video Library

Format

film

Language

English

Type

moving image

Coverage

Britt

Duration

01:02:16

Citation

“1989 National Hobo Convention Hobo Interviews featuring Cardboard,” Hobo Archive, accessed May 16, 2024, https://hoboarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/484.