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A comb was indispensable for the hobo to neaten hair & beard to appear well-groomed during his job hunting. The hobo beard oil (from HoboCompany, Hutto, TX) goes with this display, plus any other grooming aides in the collection.

The Hobo Company…

Pamphlet from The Hobo Graffiti Society the details the historic significance of hobo codes and graffiti.

1980 poster advertising the 80th annual Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Descriptions of rail lines to Britt.

Magazine article featuring early arrivals at the 1979 hobo convention in Britt. History of hoboing in America and history of the Britt convention. Feature of Steamtrain Maury and many other popular hoboes of the time.

Picture of Boxcar Betty in Britt, Iowa.

A collection of songs by "Virginia Slim". Release date unknown.

Bound leather book, 15th edition printed in 1934, Contains the pronunciation and definition of all the principal terms used in medicine, surgery, dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing, and kindred sciences: with over 60 extensive tables, very…

Collection of recipes from various hoboes. Release date unknown.

Article featuring Connecticut Slim on stories from the road. Publisher/source unknown. Date unknown.