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"A Conversation with Mountain Dew" transcript
Transcription of interview on the life of Mountain Dew. Most likely an oral history transcription. Location of audio unknown.
"A History of the Hoboes" booklet
Explaination of various traveling identities, including tramps, transients, hitchhikers, bums, boomers, gypsies, winos, and vagabonds.
"A Hobo Lives Again" book
Book titled "A Hobo Lives Again" featuring stories from hobo life on the read. Release date unknown.
"A hobo travels far for homeless" article
Article featuring Adman on his travels and raising money for the homeless.
"Any Army of Boys on the Loose" article
Article from the historic Survey Graphic magazine featuring information about young people hopping the rails during the 1930s.
"Around the Jungle Fire": a collection of stories from life on the road
A collection of stories from authentic hobo life on the road. Consists of a 3-part series. Release date unknown.
"Bumming out in Britt, Iowa" newspaper article
Feature of Steamtrain Maury in newspaper article that discusses the significance of the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.
"Bums' rush to Britt nears extinction" newspaper article
Article on the decline in attendance at the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Quotes from Steamtrain Maury.
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Mountain Dew and Frisco Jack's tin craft cups
Handmade copper wire hobo cups made from a soup can and a mountain dew can. Frisco Jack is printed on the front of one can. The tin cans most likely…