Concept information
Preferred term
Hobo nickels
Definition
- Coins, individually hand-carved by men made homeless by the Great Depression, using the design of either the Indian or the buffalo as a base, and altering it to another design altogether; traded for meals, a place to sleep, a ride, or other favors; sometimes carved with images of loved ones as mementos of better times, or to honor those lost to time [www.hobonickels.org]
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Nickels, hobo
Notation
- 121896
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-C0TPT9D6-1
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