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A collection of interviews taken at the 1989 National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Hoboes interviewed include Cardboard discussing railroad bulls, Inkman explaining the meaning behind his moniker, Fishbones discussing hoboing in the 1930s, Gas Can…

Full title: The National Hobo Convention: A Historical Sketch of the Annual National Hobo Convention of Tourist Union No. 63. Created/Published by various people in the hoboing community.

Short story of hoboing and the origins of the Britt Hobo Convention.

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa. Photo includes "Steamtrain Maury", "Gas Can Paddy", "Fishbones", "Ramblin' Rudy", Iowa Blackie", and "Minneapolis Jewel".

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.