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"A Conversation with Mountain Dew" transcript
Transcription of interview on the life of Mountain Dew. Most likely an oral history transcription. Location of audio unknown.
"A History of the Hoboes" booklet
Explaination of various traveling identities, including tramps, transients, hitchhikers, bums, boomers, gypsies, winos, and vagabonds.
"A Hobo Lives Again" book
Book titled "A Hobo Lives Again" featuring stories from hobo life on the read. Release date unknown.
"Around the Jungle Fire": a collection of stories from life on the road
A collection of stories from authentic hobo life on the road. Consists of a 3-part series. Release date unknown.
"Bumming out in Britt, Iowa" newspaper article
Feature of Steamtrain Maury in newspaper article that discusses the significance of the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.
"Bums' rush to Britt nears extinction" newspaper article
Article on the decline in attendance at the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Quotes from Steamtrain Maury.
"Endangered Species? Hood Rover Hobo" article
Reproduction of article written about "Hood River Blackie's" life hoboing.
"Fishbones Hoboing in the 1930s" book
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.
"Hard traveling gents of the road" magazine article
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.
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Mountain Dew and Frisco Jack's tin craft cups
Handmade copper wire hobo cups made from a soup can and a mountain dew can. Frisco Jack is printed on the front of one can. The tin cans most likely…