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Freighthopping in the United States

Collected by: San Jose State University, School of Information

Archived since: Oct, 2015

Description:

A collection of web sites describing the practice and lifestyle of freighthopping along with interviews and personal narratives of the people who live it.

Subject:   Railroads--United States,  Tramps,  Railroad travel,  Railroad travel--United States,  Blogs,  Subculture

Creator:   INFO 284: Tools, Services, and Methods for Digital Curation

Publisher:   Archive-It.org

Coverage:   2015-11-14

Format:   text/xml; text/html; image/gif; image/jpeg; text/plain; text/dns; application/x-shockwave-flash; application/xml; application/x-javascript; text/css; application/javascript; image/png; text/javascript; application/rss+xml; application/json; image/x-icon; application/x-font-woff; text/x-cross-domain-policy; video/mp4; image/vnd.microsoft.icon; image/svg+xml; application/octet-stream; application/atom+xml; font/truetype; font/woff2; text; video/x-flv

Type:   Collection

Rights:   This collection is made accessible to the public without restriction. The San Jose State University School of Information and Archive-It do not own the copyright to these materials; contact the copyright holders for further information. All materials in this collection have been archived under a claim of fair use for educational and research purposes.

Language:   English

Collector:   Robert Clevidence; Paula Hardy; Tamarack Hockin

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Title: Not Your Typical Travelogue: A Photographer’s Train-Hopping Adventures

URL: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/28/not-your-typical-travelogue-a-photographers-train-hopping-adventures/

Description: An article drawn from the experiences of and photos taken by a freighthopping artist about his travels through the United states and Mexico.

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Subject:   Tramps; Railroad travel; Railroad travel -- United States; Blogs; Subculture

Publisher:   proof.nationalgeographic.com/

Language:   English

Coverage:   United States; Mexico,  21st century

Format:   text/xml; text/html; image/gif; image/jpeg; text/plain; application/x-shockwave-flash; application/xml; application/x-javascript; text/css; application/javascript; image/png; text/javascript; text

Type:   Collection

Date:   2015-11-14

Rights:   This collection is made accessible to the public without restriction. The San Jose State University School of Information and Archive-It do not own the copyright to these materials; contact the copyright holders for further information. All materials in this collection have been archived under a claim of fair use for educational and research purposes.

Collector:   Robert Clevidence; Paula Hardy; Tamarack Hockin

Title: Don't Call Them Bums: The Unsung History of America's Hard-Working Hoboes

URL: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/dont-call-them-bums-the-unsung-history-of-americas-hard-working-hoboes/

Description: An in-depth article describing the rail-riding hobo culture and their employment union ca. 1900.

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Subject:   Tramps; Railroad travel; Railroad travel -- United States; Blogs; Subculture

Creator:   Hix, Lisa

Publisher:   collectorsweekly.com

Language:   English

Coverage:   United States,  1870-1940

Format:   text/xml; text/html; image/gif; image/jpeg; text/plain; application/x-shockwave-flash; application/xml; application/x-javascript; text/css; application/javascript; image/png; text/javascript; text

Type:   collection

Date:   2015-11-14

Rights:   This collection is made accessible to the public without restriction. The San Jose State University School of Information and Archive-It do not own the copyright to these materials; contact the copyright holders for further information. All materials in this collection have been archived under a claim of fair use for educational and research purposes.

Collector:   Robert Clevidence; Paula Hardy; Tamarack Hockin

Title: The Ridden Rail: Train Hoppers Today

URL: https://wandrlymagazine.com/article/trainhoppers/

Description: An article describing the culture and language of modern-day freighthoppers

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Subject:   Tramps; Railroad travel; Railroad travel -- United States; Blogs; Subculture

Creator:   Lee, W. Anderson

Publisher:   www.wandrlymagazine.com

Language:   English

Coverage:   United States,  21st Century

Format:   text/xml; text/html; image/gif; image/jpeg; text/plain; application/x-shockwave-flash; application/xml; application/x-javascript; text/css; application/javascript; image/png; text/javascript; text; font/truetype; font/woff2;; application/x-font-woff

Type:   collection

Date:   2015-11-14

Rights:   This collection is made accessible to the public without restriction. The San Jose State University School of Information and Archive-It do not own the copyright to these materials; contact the copyright holders for further information. All materials in this collection have been archived under a claim of fair use for educational and research purposes.

Collector:   Robert Clevidence; Paula Hardy; Tamarack Hockin

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