Hobo signatures

Hobo signatures

culture

history

National Hobo Convention

List of signatures from well-known hoboes in the community. List most likely came from the 1984 Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Names listed from left to right: Hafey “the Bo”, Steam Train Maury, Rambling Rudy, Larry Mierhoff- Gas Can Paddy, Texas Red Oakley, Fishbones - Corinna Maine, Depression Dan, Happy Rail – Minneapolis Skinny, Honest Dan Buss, T-Bona-Dan Perry, Charlie Tuna Nolte - Britt resident hobo, Burma Shave, Pat Herron- Pine Island, FL, Virginia Slim - “We love you”, Hobo Herb, Kid Philly, Arkansas Traveler 8/3/84, Alabama Drifter – The Alabama Hobo, Jim Christy – British Columbia Canada.

08/03/1984

Minneapolis Skinny

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Britt