The Hobo pictured is
#27: The Damned Swede

This illustration was created by
Ape Lad

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Illustration Description
Here's the deal: figure out the hobo name reference* and how I have interpreted it (not just the name of the person I have attempted to draw) and post it in the comments. If you get it right, I'll send you the original of this. If no one gets it right, I have failed as a caricaturist and as a man. ***We have a winner!*** * I doubt this is the reference Hodg-man had in mind, but I couldn't resist.

Flickr Tags
  • 700hoboes
  • John Hodgman's 700 Hobo Names
  • e-hobo.com
  • 700 hoboes project
  • the areas of my expertise

Other illustrations of this hobo:
#27: The Damned Swede

Good Evening. This site is inspired by the writings of author John Hodgman and his book Areas of My Expertise. It is meant as an homage to the
wandering men and women who chose to ride the rails during and before The Great Depression, and not the contemporary urban (or rural) poor.