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Hobo signatures
List of signatures from well-known hoboes in the community. List most likely came from the 1984 Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Names listed from left to right: Hafey “the Bo”, Steam Train Maury, Rambling Rudy, Larry Mierhoff- Gas Can Paddy, Texas…
Hobo Sketches by an Amana Station Agent
Magazine article featuring the history of hoboes traveling through the Amana Colonies in Iowa.
Hobo Soup can
Quoted from the can label: "Hobo Soup was 'born' in the restless, creative mind of Lem Kaercher, a small-town newspaper publisher from Ortonville, Minnesota. In 1953, Lem went into the 'jungles' of Ortonville in search of a feature story on Mr. Hobo,…
Hobo Stories comic book
Cover of comic book features a hobo wandering down a trail. Release date unknown.
Hobo: Riding the Rails for Homeless article
Article featuring Adman about his travels raising money for the homeless.
Hobo’s Wife Cocktail Cardboard train and bottle
In the early 1970, Heublein Beverage Company marketed a series of premixed cocktails. The company capitalized on a story about the wealthy James Eads Howe who gave up his fortune and became a hobo.
Hoboes riding freight train to California
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…