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

Variety of famous hobo autographs. From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

From the book "The Hobo Style".

A segment from a talk show titled “Real People,” featuring a description about the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, with an emphasis about the annual Hobo King and Queen elections. Raw footage from the convention featuring famous and…

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

M.A. thesis titled "Labor's Unsettled Vagrancy: The Rise and Fall of thee Hobo Labor Movement, 1865-1929". Written by Laura Carpenter.

This an actual end of a ship’s hawser line – the heavy cables that anchored ships. Frying' Plan Jack tied this sample to show how a real monkey’s fist was used aboard ship. There would be a rock or piece of metal inside the rope (heavy enough that…

Story about a hobo father who returns to his son's home for Christmas.

KA-BAR Knives, Inc.

From the company: "We've been making knives since 1898 and each knife undergoes our unique manufacturing processes and testing to ensure corrosion, resistance, strength, edge holding ability, and an out-of-the-box razor sharp…