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His Bindle's Full of Stories article
Article featuring Hood River Blackie and stories from his travels. Newspaper origin is not determined.
History of the Hobos, Vagabonds and Nomads
Short story of hoboing and the origins of the Britt Hobo Convention.
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.
Hobo Bill's hat
From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.
Hobo bottlecap figure
Tramp art, small figure of hobo with arms made from bottlecaps. Small box of mismatch items is a part of the hobo figure.
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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…