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Description
Contains a casual interview between George Johnson (ex-hobo) and Eddy Blair (hobo) talking with Hood River Blackie about their hobo adventures in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. All of them were migrant apple pickers moving from harvest-to-harvest throughout Yakima, Wenatchee, Cashmere, and the Columbia River Gorge. They would sometimes even travel as far east as Mitchell, South Dakota and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Topics of conversation include how to avoid the railroad bulls (special agents) and how to avoid being thrown in jail for vagrancy. There are also tales of drinking and how they fought off the cold weather. Note written with tape: George Johnson and little Eddie Blair talking to Hood River Blackie 4/20/76. Johnson ex rail worker and hobo age 78; Blair who had a hangover and said little ex hobo age 81 60 yrs on the road.
Type
sound
Format
Original Stereo Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
AC 1 cscrm_000498
Language
English
Subject
Railroads--Employees Railroads--History Rogues and vagabonds
Provenance
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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