Photo of early arrivals at the 1986 Hobo Convention

Title

Photo of early arrivals at the 1986 Hobo Convention

Subject

National Hobo Convention
history
culture

Description

Photo from newspaper article published by the Britt Tribune featuring hoboes at the 1986 convention in Britt, Iowa. Front Row – Arkansas Traveler, Frisco Jack. Back Row- Cardboard, Red XXXX, Steamtrain Maury. Please note: order of names listed under the photograph is misleading as to which names belongs to who in the photo.

Source

Britt Tribune

Publisher

Britt Tribune

Date

06/30/1986

Contributor

Minneapolis Skinny

Relation

documents

Format

newspaper article

Language

English

Type

still image

Coverage

Britt

Citation

“Photo of early arrivals at the 1986 Hobo Convention,” Hobo Archive, accessed March 16, 2025, http://hoboarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/185.