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K-bar dining knife

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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…

Kellogg's "Mask the Bum" cereal box mask

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Kelloggs Mask Demon Dan Kelloggs Cereal Box Mask Uncut. Date unknown.

King of hoboes buried near tracks

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Printed newspaper article announcing the death of Mountain Dew. Page frayed, very delicate.

Kings in Disguise comic book

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Comic book cover a hobo inside a boxcar. Misrepresentation of hoboes as violent, criminal people. Release date unknown.

KMCT-TV, "Full Speed" - Train Engineer, feat. Liberty Justice

An episode of the children’s show “Full Speed,” featuring Hobo King Liberty Justice and hobo Side Door Pullman Kid.

Knife made from railroad spike

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From the book "The Hobo Style".

Labor's Unsettled Vagrancy: The Rise and Fall of thee Hobo Labor Movement, 1865-1929

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

Ladies Home Journal article on hygiene

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Piece on hygiene featuring hoboes. Date unknown.

Last of the American Hoboes

A documentary about hobo history and hobo life. Date of creation unknown.

Letter from Hood River Blackie to Lonesome Whistle

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A letter written by Hood River Blackie sent to Lonesome Whistle. Information about hoboes and where they are located.