The Hobo pictured is
#129: Zipgun Gloucester Gluck

This illustration was created by
rrllmm392

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Illustration Description
Zippy protects his bonnie wee lass, Alma, with a pistol he fashioned out of a BicClic and salmon vertebrae. "Ye no can trust a hobo with a bonnie wee lass, " he yells as Alma waves to her maestro.

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  • Hoboes
  • Hodgman
  • ScottyDogs

Other illustrations of this hobo:
#129: Zipgun Gloucester Gluck

Good Evening. This site is inspired by the writings of author John Hodgman and his book Areas of My Expertise. It is meant as an homage to the
wandering men and women who chose to ride the rails during and before The Great Depression, and not the contemporary urban (or rural) poor.