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ID# FI0023289
Contributed by Waverly Public Library
Digitized by Timothy Kuhlmann
Added to the archive April 17, 2024
3 children, corncob pipe, stick, stick with wrapped cloth, like old fashioned cliché of hobo,. According to Wikipedia, the wrapped cloth carried on the end of a stick is called a bindle. The hobo carrying a bindle was many times called a bindlestiff.
NOTICE: This photo may be offensive by today's standards and an example of a long legacy of cultural practices meant to ridicule, dehumanize, and disempower the people who are without safe and affordable shelter.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 99N0352
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3 children, corncob pipe, stick, stick with wrapped cloth, like old fashioned cliché of hobo,. According to Wikipedia, the wrapped cloth carried on the end of a stick is called a bindle. The hobo carrying a bindle was many times called a bindlestiff.
NOTICE: This photo may be offensive by today's standards and an example of a long legacy of cultural practices meant to ridicule, dehumanize, and disempower the people who are without safe and affordable shelter.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 99N0352