Ceramic Doll & Cracker Jack plastic toy

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Title

Ceramic Doll & Cracker Jack plastic toy

Subject

popular culture
stereotype
misrepresentation

Description

“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 rails, from whistle stop to whistle stop.

Creator

Adorable Memories

Contributor

Minneapolis Skinny

Rights

Adorable Memories

Format

object

Type

still image

Citation

Adorable Memories, “Ceramic Doll & Cracker Jack plastic toy,” Hobo Archive, accessed March 13, 2025, http://hoboarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/323.