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Hobo graffiti

They used graffiti, also known as tramp writing, as a messaging system to tell their fellow travelers where they were and where they were going. Hobos would carve or draw their road persona, or moniker, on stationary objects near railroad tracks, like water towers and bridges.

More on hobo graffiti from CityLab.

(Via open culture, via Kottke.org.)

Adam Claxon is designer, developer, musician, et al, currently based in Noblesville, IN. He/him.

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