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Amana Colonies research

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

Britt's First Hobo Convention

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

"Free the Boxcar" photograph

Picture of boxcar first brought to the hobo jungle in Britt, placed on train tracks and repurposed for use during hobo convention

The Blade Steam Train Maury newspaper article

Feature of Steamtrain Maury's life on the rails, explanation of various aspects of hobo history and culture, single page of printed newspaper, slightly frayed edges, handle with care

Annotated Bibliography and Major Events in Hobo History

Chronological history with important dates and literature, printed document

The American Pocket Medical Dictionary, Fifth Edition

Bound leather book, 15th edition printed in 1934, Contains the pronunciation and definition of all the principal terms used in medicine, surgery, dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing, and kindred sciences: with over 60 extensive tables, very…

Trinket basket

Small basket made of woven sweet grass, Great Depression-era tramp art, color description: yellow, gold, greeen

Pocketknife

Whittlers three-blade pocketknife, a classic American style of everyday carry knife, myriad uses for this handy pocketknife, whether for whittling sticks, woodcarving, opening packages at the office, or slicing small food items like vegetables and…

Mountain Dews' pocketknife

Used by Mountain Dew, this Whittlers three-blade pocketknife, a classic American style of everyday carry knife, myriad uses for this handy pocketknife, whether for whittling sticks, woodcarving, opening packages at the office, or slicing small food…

Wooden cigar box

Geometric shapes, woodworking, tramp art-style. Widespread use of wooden cigar boxes in the 1850s sparked involvement in tramp art.