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Traditionally, travelers would bake bread over a jungle fire in a #10 tin can. Today, many bakeries have used the hobo figure for business reasons, including the naming of businesses.

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

The official symbol of Hobo Church. Hobo Church is led by Sunrise and K-bar annually at the Hobo Convention in Britt. Photo of official symbol from K-bar.

These were the cigar leaf scraps from the cigar maker’s bench - cheap cut-off pieces that fell on the floor during the cigar making process. They were sold cheaply because there was no use for them – cigar clippings could not be used to make…

From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

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

Extra Tape - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

Extra Tape - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

A audio recording, originally recorded in 1991, comprised of seven segments: “Catching Out With Train Sounds,” “Conversations Around A Campfire,” “London Kid Telling Hobo Stories,” “Sidedoor Pullman Kid: Catching Out,” “Sidedoor Pullman Kid: Story…

Collection of recipes from various hoboes. Release date unknown.