Reminiscences of Hood River Blackie, 1973
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- Name
- Blackie, Hood River, 1926-1985 (Interviewee)
- Carlinsky, Dan (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Hood River Blackie, 1973
- Abstract
- Western American hobo legends, biographical sketches from 1900s-1960s; definitions of slang; life-style differences among road kids, hippies, tramps, winos and hobos; plans to build a ranch for retired "old-timers"; hobo code of ethics, personalities, motivations for travel, habits
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Tramps; Vagrancy; Wayfaring life; Blackie, Hood River, 1926-1985
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 477 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Hobo; interviewee's original name was Ralph Gooding
- Note
- Interviewed by Dan Carlinsky
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 15323268
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-4nsf-ce89
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.