1910s: Students hoboing

This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 109: For several decades, as many as six passenger trains a day going each way stopped a...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/village,300
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Summary:This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 109: For several decades, as many as six passenger trains a day going each way stopped at Auburn. A lot of students, however, preferred to hop a freight and save the fare, particularly on football trips. ... The advent of the automobile eventually caused the demise of train hoboing at Auburn. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.