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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 unidentified hoboes in a boxcar
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.
Tags: culture, history, Mountain Dew
Photo of two hoboes walking along the tracks
From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
"Fry Pan Jack" jumping from one boxcar to another photo
Picture of "Fryin' Pan Jack" hopping freight cars. Location unknown. From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
"The Hobo Style" book
Book dedicated to documenting hobo history and culture. Britt, Iowa featured. Created in partnership with the Hobo Museum in Britt.
Hobo Church symbol
The official symbol of Hobo Church. Hobo Church is led by Sunrise and K-bar annually at the Hobo Convention in Britt. Photo of official symbol from K-bar.
Tags: culture, history, National Hobo Convention
Minneapolis Skinny, K-bar, and Virginia Slim
Minneapolis Skinny describes his experiences hopping freight trains with Adman. He also shares his personal memories about Adman. Virginia Slim and K-bar share their memories as well.
Tags: culture, history, K-bar, Minneapolis Skinny, Virginia Slim
Interview with Collinwood Kid and Flatcar Frank
Collinwood Kid recalls his first experiences hopping freight trains in Ohio when we was 18 years old. Flatcar Frank shares his thoughts on the Hobo Convention. He also shares information about the layout of the Britt jungle and the history behind the…
Tags: Collinwood Kid, culture, Flatcar Frank, history
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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…
