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Article featuring Hood River Blackie and stories from his travels. Newspaper origin is not determined.

Article written about Hood River Blackie's passing, or "catching the westbound".

Article featuring Hood River Blackie's travels and description of the hobo jungles and camps he encountered during this travels.

Article featuring Hood River Blackie's years of Western mining and the differences between tramp miners and hoboes.

Magazine article featuring the history of hoboes traveling through the Amana Colonies in Iowa.

Magazine article featuring early arrivals at the 1979 hobo convention in Britt. History of hoboing in America and history of the Britt convention. Feature of Steamtrain Maury and many other popular hoboes of the time.

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…

Feature of Steamtrain Maury in newspaper article that discusses the significance of the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.

Article on the decline in attendance at the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Quotes from Steamtrain Maury.

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