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"The 19th century harvest hand" article

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Article featuring information on the history of hoboing in the 19th century.

"The Alabama Hobo" book

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Stories about hobo life on the road. Release date unknown.

"The Hobo Style" book

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Book dedicated to documenting hobo history and culture. Britt, Iowa featured. Created in partnership with the Hobo Museum in Britt.

"The king of tramps was here" article

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Article featuring Tex, King of Tramps (K.T.) with stories from his travels.

"The last hurrah of the ramblin' man" article

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Article on the 1972 convention in Britt, Iowa.

"The Last of the Great American Hobos" article

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Article featuring the 2018 convention in Britt, Iowa.

"The Most Famous Tramp in America" pamphlet

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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.

"The Traveling Adman'" article

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

"They're all varnish up there" article

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Article discussing the significance of the railroads and the role of the hobo.

"Time to retire?" Norman Rockwell

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Illustration of hobo in rags, sleeping with bindlestiff, and can of soup. Text on the sign says "Time to retire? Buy Fisk".