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  • Collection: Popular Culture, Stereotypes, and Misrepresentations

"His Christmas Dinner" Harper's Weekly article

An article from Harper's Ferry featuring a story about a hobo at Christmas Time. Cover features depiction of a hobo. Release date unknown.

"Hobo Gear" hat

Navy cap, 1990s style, with white print

"Still Good" Norman Rockwell

Illustration of hobo with bindlestiff going through the trash. Test displays "still good".

"Time to retire?" Norman Rockwell

Illustration of hobo in rags, sleeping with bindlestiff, and can of soup. Text on the sign says "Time to retire? Buy Fisk".

1958 Cover of the Evening Post

Featuring a young wanderer with a bindlestiff.

Action Comics: From Rags to Riches

Cover image depicts Superman as a hobo in a hobo jungle. Text displays "Why does Superman fight crime as millionaire and as a hobo?"

Ceramic Doll & Cracker Jack plastic toy

“Honor the hobo, Keep the Memory Alive” Did ceramic doll collectors go thru a stage of collecting “American heroes”? This piece is advertised as a special edition genuine porcelain – this doll commemorates the free-spirited people who ride American…

Fairbank soap advertisement

Depiction of a hobo featured in the advertisement. Date unknown.