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A bit of cultural background of tramps and hobos and then an account of how tramps and hobos were cared for from 1871 through 1905. Tramps, generally speaking, "rode the rails" on the trains that passed through town (apparently Massachusetts was a…

This is a collection of Town Report excerpts in support of the Hobos and Tramps monograph (see related resource).

(If anyone can provide details on what happened in law during 1904-1905 please contact us)