Hobo signatures

Title

Hobo signatures

Subject

culture
history
National Hobo Convention

Description

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.

Date

08/03/1984

Contributor

Minneapolis Skinny

Format

documents

Language

English

Type

still image

Coverage

Britt

Citation

“Hobo signatures,” Hobo Archive, accessed March 16, 2025, http://hoboarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/177.