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"I'm not a mason" postcard

Image of stereotypical hobo smoking a pipe and poking fun.

"A man's a man" postcard

Illustration of man and woman sitting on the front step of a house. Text displays "A man's a man for that."

"I find things picking up" postcard

Illustration of hobo in rags picking up use cigar from the street. Text displays: "I find things picking up."

"I may be here for sometime" postcard

Drawing of man being chased up a tree by a bull. Text displays "I may be here for some time."

"Time to retire?" Norman Rockwell

Illustration of hobo in rags, sleeping with bindlestiff, and can of soup. Text on the sign says "Time to retire? Buy Fisk".

"Still Good" Norman Rockwell

Illustration of hobo with bindlestiff going through the trash. Test displays "still good".

1987 Britt hobo convention attendance

Reprinted copy of 1987 convention attendance. Names listed in order: Steam Train Maury, The Man Called John, Cardboard McClary, Virginia Slim, Empress Hobo Lump, Fisk/Fry Pan Jack, Red XXXX “87”, Snapshot 8/64, Cinderbox Cindy, Austin John, Charlie…

"Hobo Gear" hat

Navy cap, 1990s style, with white print

Hobo art letter

The envelope this letter is in is hobo art. Quoting Iron Horse Brad: "My best friend Liberty Justice and I sent these to one another for 25 years until he passed." The drawing depicts hobos in the jungle singing songs.