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“Honor the hobo, Keep the Memory Alive” Did ceramic doll collectors go thru a stage of collecting “American heroes”? This piece is advertised as a special edition genuine porcelain – this doll commemorates the free-spirited people who ride American…

A clip from the news show CBS Sunday Morning about hoboes and the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Featuring "Tuck", "Stray Cat", and "Stretch", and "Adman" (the millionaire hobo). Footage of the coronation ceremony. Footage of the hobo…

Titled "Britt's First Hobo Convention: Including the Origins of 'Tourists Union No. 63 and the History of Britt's 'Onion Cotton' Logo", included text and images

Reprinted copy of post advertising Britt Hobo Convention. Image of hobo walking with bindlestiff, presumed to be Onion Cotton.

Image displays man and woman driving in a car to Britt, Iowa. Test displays "I'd like to roll along with you to Britt, Iowa."