Top left to right: Kind woman, gentleman, go this way.
2nd row: Good spot to ask for a hand out, Kind lady-tell her a sad story.

3rd row: Man with gun, mean dog, catch the train here.
Bottom: talk religious, get a hand out.

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Comment by Uncle John on June 1, 2018 at 8:48am

Cool, Patrick.  There are quite a few more signs too.

Comment by Maddog on April 25, 2018 at 4:19am

Hobo Graffiti :-) I did not know they had their own signs. Learnt me somethun' new for the day :-)

Comment by Tom Schaefer on April 25, 2018 at 3:40am

Nice

I just used these as fret markers on a 17" scale Hobo Fiddle

Comment by Uncle John on April 25, 2018 at 2:20am

Thanks guys.  I think they are neat and useable too in this genre. 

Comment by Dave Lynas on April 24, 2018 at 11:16pm

 Nice Uncle. Petroglyphs from the urban jungle.

Comment by Korrigan on April 24, 2018 at 12:40pm

Very cool UJ!

Comment by AGP # on April 24, 2018 at 11:52am

"Hooray", the Like Button just worked!, I think I've got it worked out now, log in and walk away for a couple of hours! :-D

Comment by Don Craig on April 24, 2018 at 11:15am
Thanks Uncle John, I disremembered these, of course they're early American lore and could be usable source material for artwork on our git boxes.
Comment by AGP # on April 24, 2018 at 10:40am
"Cool", just goes to show even at my (our!)age your never too old to learn something new!,I never knew there was such a thing as "Hobo Signs" :-)
Comment by Uncle John on April 24, 2018 at 8:25am

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