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Photo of unidentified hoboes in a boxcar

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

Photo of Mountain Dew

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

Photo of two hoboes walking along the tracks

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

"Fry Pan Jack" jumping from one boxcar to another photo

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Picture of "Fryin' Pan Jack" hopping freight cars. Location unknown. From the book "The Hobo Style". Items found in the National Hobo Museum in Britt, Iowa.

"The Hobo Style" book

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Book dedicated to documenting hobo history and culture. Britt, Iowa featured. Created in partnership with the Hobo Museum in Britt.

Hobo beer bottle

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Beer bottle from Algoma Brewing.

Hobo Church symbol

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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.

Minneapolis Skinny, K-bar, and Virginia Slim

Minneapolis Skinny describes his experiences hopping freight trains with Adman. He also shares his personal memories about Adman. Virginia Slim and K-bar share their memories as well.

Interview with Collinwood Kid and Flatcar Frank

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Collinwood Kid recalls his first experiences hopping freight trains in Ohio when we was 18 years old. Flatcar Frank shares his thoughts on the Hobo Convention. He also shares information about the layout of the Britt jungle and the history behind the…

"Living on hobo time" article

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Article featuring stories from the road.