Rag pickers, Auburn, Indiana
| Description: |
Tim Murdocks transcribed interview of Carolyn Murdock about rag pickers in Auburn, Indiana. According to Murdock, her mother told her about Hannah Wise. Hanna Wise was a well-known rag picker. She was from a wealthy family, but she married a bum and they became known for rag picking around town. They also went through peoples trash and neglected their hygiene. Hannah and her husband also let their horse live inside the house with them. After they died, the fire department hosed out their house. |
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| Origin: | 1988-11-23 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/2051 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Folklore Archives |
| Subjects: |
Legends People Ragpicking Folklore |
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