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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,…

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.

Collection of stories of Minneapolis Jewel's travels and her experiences attending the Hobo Convention since the 1990's. Table of contents: "My First Ride", "Meeting Iowa Blackie", "Running for Hobo Queen", "What is a hobo?", "Adman", and many more.