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Titled Britt's Hobo Connection to the Amana Colonies, included text and images

Titled "Connecticut Shorty's Riding the Rails", text and photographs included.

Newspaper article published on the significance of tramp art highly sought after by collectors.

Article featuring stories from the road.

Detailed account of Fishbone's life on the road. Lived experiences of hoboes traveling in the 1930s harvesting wheat in the West and freight hopping across the United States.

Transcription of interview on the life of Mountain Dew. Most likely an oral history transcription. Location of audio unknown.

Story about a hobo father who returns to his son's home for Christmas.

The hobo's favorite jungle recipes, easily adapted to any campfire or kitchen. Recipes include Steamtrain Maury's hobo stew, Burma Shave's jungle jambolya, Ramblin' Rudy's barbecue sauce, Hobo Norm's jungle basics, Minneapolis Jewel's bread and jam,…

Article featuring Hood River Blackie's years of Western mining and the differences between tramp miners and hoboes.

A poem written by Hood River Blackie with facts about hoboing.