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Photo of two hoboes walking along the tracks

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From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of Steamtrain Maury

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Photograph featuring Steamtrain Maury. Date/location unknown.

Photo of Mountain Dew

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From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of hobos gathered by railroad tracks

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From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of Hobo Ben Benson

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From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of Frying' Pan Jack Shaving in a Hobo Jungle

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Photo of Fryin' Pan Jack shaving by a car mirror. Photo from the book "The Hobo Style".

Photo of early arrivals at the 1986 Hobo Convention

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Photo from newspaper article published by the Britt Tribune featuring hoboes at the 1986 convention in Britt, Iowa. Front Row – Arkansas Traveler, Frisco Jack. Back Row- Cardboard, Red XXXX, Steamtrain Maury. Please note: order of names listed under…

Photo of Cardboard

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From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of Alabama Hobo's hat

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From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

Photo of "Steamtrain Maury" from newspaper

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Photo of Steamtrain Maury freight hopping. Description states "bindle on his back, Steamtrain Graham waits for the train to leave Toledo, Ohio."