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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,…

List of 103 questions given to candidates for hobo king. Used to determine authenticity of hoboing.

Titled "Britt's First Hobo Convention: Including the Origins of 'Tourists Union No. 63 and the History of Britt's 'Onion Cotton' Logo", included text and images

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

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

Pamphlet from The Hobo Graffiti Society the details the historic significance of hobo codes and graffiti.

Local reporting from "Murphy's Bum Camp" near the Kishwaukee river in Illinois. Details the camp used by vagabonds, drifters, and hoboes during the Depression era.

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

Image of hoboes standing and sitting the freight car at the 1981 Hobo Convention in Britt. Front row: The Shadow, Arkansas Traveler, Virginia Slim. Back row: Portland Gray, Slo Motion Shorty, Frypan Jack.

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