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Titled Britt's Hobo Connection to the Amana Colonies, included text and images

Titled "Britt's First Hobo Convention: Including the Origins of 'Tourists Union No. 63 and the History of Britt's 'Onion Cotton' Logo", included text and images

Stories of Chess McCartney's the Goat Man travels across the United States, and Connecticut Shorty's and New York Maggie's travels and visits seeing Goat Man.

Stories about hobo culture, such as the significance of hobo monikers, the firsco circle, and hobo signs. Stories from Connecticut Slim. Photographs of famous hoboes.

Quotes from famous hoboes such as Adman, Liberty Justice, Frisco Jack, Hard Rock Kid, Pennsylvania Kid, Connecticut Shorty, Fry Pan Jack, Minneapolis Jewel, Hood River Blackie, to name a few. Stories include "Miracle Insect Bugs", "Gene Parker Gets…

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

Article on the secret life of Adman on the balance between working in an office and riding the rails. Magazine name unknown.

Documentation of the "underclass" of America featuring stories from hoboes in the early 19th century.