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Penny Route fundraising proposal written by Adman. Riding box cars from New York City to Los Angeles raising a penny-a-mile for the homeless. The exact date is unknown.

Illustration of Frying' Pan Jack shaving with a mirror on a tree in a hobo jungle during his travels.

Photo shows Fryin' Pan Jack in 1973 at Albert Lee (Alfred Lee), MN railroad yard. The chip art frame was made by a hobo. Tramp art is a style of woodworking which emerged in America the latter half of the nineteenth century. Some of tramp art's…

Illustration of Frying' Pan Jack doing his laundry at a hobo jungle during his travels.

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

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Depiction of a hobo featured in the advertisement. Date unknown.

Two short video clips—a hobo-related cartoon, and a short film about hobo life and culture. Interviews from various hoboes, including Fryin' Pan Jack and Steamtrain Maury.

Documentation of the "underclass" of America featuring stories from hoboes in the early 19th century.