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  • Collection: Authentic Hobo Cultural Resources

The Bellingham Kid's hat

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of Alabama Hobo's hat

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of hobos gathered by railroad tracks

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of Hobo Ben Benson

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of unidentified hoboes in a boxcar

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of Mountain Dew

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of two hoboes walking along the tracks

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

"Fry Pan Jack" jumping from one boxcar to another photo

Picture of "Fryin' Pan Jack" hopping freight cars. Location unknown. From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Hobo Church symbol

The official symbol of Hobo Church. Hobo Church is led by Sunrise and K-bar annually at the Hobo Convention in Britt. Photo of official symbol from K-bar.

"Home sweet home" newspaper excerpt and hobo bread

Article discussing hoboes charged with vagrancy. Recipe for hobo bread. Publisher/creator/source unknown.