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Photo of two hoboes walking along the tracks
From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
Photo of Mountain Dew
From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
Photo of hobos gathered by railroad tracks
From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
Photo of Hobo Ben Benson
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
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
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
From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
Photo of Alabama Hobo's hat
From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
Photo of "Steamtrain Maury" from newspaper
Photo of Steamtrain Maury freight hopping. Description states "bindle on his back, Steamtrain Graham waits for the train to leave Toledo, Ohio."
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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…