Old Photo Friday: Happy Halloween!

Who: Stacy
What: Halloween - dressed as a hobo
Where: Living Room at E Street in Springfield, OR
When: I look to be about 8 - so October 31, 1977

My Pop designed this entire Halloween costume right down to the cigar (which he smoked half of). He rubbed fireplace soot on my face to mimic the beard stubble (great idea). I looked exactly like a train jumping hobo.

A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. The term originated in the United States during the last decade of the 19th century. Unlike tramps, who worked only when they were forced to, and bums, who didn't work at all, hobos were workers who wandered.

Notable people who have hoboed include, Jack Dempsey, Woodie Guthrie, Jack London, Robert Mitchum, John Steinbeck and Burl Ives.

Enjoy!
Stacy