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"Bumming out in Britt, Iowa" newspaper article
Feature of Steamtrain Maury in newspaper article that discusses the significance of the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.
"Bums' rush to Britt nears extinction" newspaper article
Article on the decline in attendance at the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Quotes from Steamtrain Maury.
"Daughter tells story of knights of the road" article
Article featuring the life of Frying' Pan Jack. Daughter recounts the life of her father.
"Dead end: retirement next door for hobo Connecticut Slim" article
Article featuring Connecticut Slim on stories from the road. Publisher/source unknown. Date unknown.
"Endangered Species? Hood Rover Hobo" article
Reproduction of article written about "Hood River Blackie's" life hoboing.
"Even hobos have conventions" article
Article featuring Fryin' Pan Jack at the convention in Britt, Iowa. Date unknown.
"Fishbones Hoboing in the 1930s" book
Detailed account of Fishbone's life on the road. Lived experiences of hoboes traveling in the 1930s harvesting wheat in the West and freight hopping across the United States.
"Free the Boxcar" photograph
Picture of boxcar first brought to the hobo jungle in Britt, placed on train tracks and repurposed for use during hobo convention
"Fry Pan Jack" jumping from one boxcar to another photo
Picture of "Fryin' Pan Jack" hopping freight cars. Location unknown. From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
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Mountain Dew and Frisco Jack's tin craft cups
Handmade copper wire hobo cups made from a soup can and a mountain dew can. Frisco Jack is printed on the front of one can. The tin cans most likely…