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Steel Clad Bath advertisement

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Advertisement featuring a depiction of a hobo. Date unknown.

Steamtrain Scrapbook

A video “get well” card for Steamtrain Maury, featuring an ensemble cast of hoboes. Date of creation unknown.

Sport of Choice article

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Article featuring Adman on what "sport of choice" means for hoboing. Date of publication unknown.

Small wooden tools

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Rivaling a Swiss army knife and carved from a single piece of wood. Hoboes' ability to carve is most evidenced by their monikers, or nicknames, carved like tradesmarks on railroad sheds. Most pieces lack identification. A token or tinket a hobo might…

Rockwell painting

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Norman Rockwell painting featuring a hobo on the run.

Rockwell painting

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Norman Rockwell painting featuring a hobo and his dog.

Rockwell painting

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Norman Rockwell painting featuring a hobo cooking over a fire.

Roaming the Back Country: Strange Animals article

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An article written by Hood River Blackie about the West.

Roaming the Back Country: Lady Hoboes article

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An article written by Hood River Blackie about women riding the rails.