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"Tooth in the head" postcard

Text displays "Ain't it the truth. I would hate to be the tramp, wouldn't you?" Image displays hobo with bindlestiff being chased by a dog.

1958 Cover of the Evening Post

Featuring a young wanderer with a bindlestiff.

Action Comics: From Rags to Riches

Cover image depicts Superman as a hobo in a hobo jungle. Text displays "Why does Superman fight crime as millionaire and as a hobo?"

Britt postcard

Image displays man and woman driving in a car to Britt, Iowa. Test displays "I'd like to roll along with you to Britt, Iowa."

Ceramic Doll & Cracker Jack plastic toy

“Honor the hobo, Keep the Memory Alive” Did ceramic doll collectors go thru a stage of collecting “American heroes”? This piece is advertised as a special edition genuine porcelain – this doll commemorates the free-spirited people who ride American…

Continental-Pneumatic postcard

Illustration of two hoboes hitching a ride on the back of a car. Police and dog chasing hoboes on back of car.

Fairbank soap advertisement

Depiction of a hobo featured in the advertisement. Date unknown.

Hard Rock Kid hobo doll

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa. Doll made by Helen Pechota.