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2018 Hobo King and Queen Party Footage

Video footage from the 2008 Hobo King and Queen Party at the home of Half Track in Little Falls, Minnesota.

Tags: culture, history

New Brothers

A short comic video clip about hobo life, featuring hobo Iwegan Rick.

Tags: culture, history

Five-Time Hobo Queen Emma Bertha “Boxcar Betty” Link (1897— 1976), Snake Charmer, Hula Dancer, Cigar Smoking Bum Bum Baby

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Chapter 9 Hobo Ben “ Coast to Coast Kid” Benson (1885-1963), 5-Time King of Hobos, Newspaperman, Hobo King Emeritus

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Chapter 13 The Jewish Hobo Champion, Joseph Leon Ben-Morris Cohen Segal Lazarowitz (1905-1967) President of the Rambling Hobo Fellowship

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Chapter 15 MARVIN L. “HOBO BILL” MAINER (1907-1983), 1982 HOBO KING

Tags: culture, history, Hobo Bill

Chapter 17 Richard “Pennsylvania Kid” Wilson (1911-1989), Four-Time Hobo King

Tags: culture, history, Pennsylvania Kid

Chapter 18 Rudolph W. “RAMBLIN’ RUDY” PHILLIPS (1911-1986), 1986 HOBO KING

Tags: culture, history, Ramblin' Rudy

Chapter 21 John Maslen, the “Hardrock Kid” (1905-1977), Five-Time Hobo King

Tags: culture, Hardrock Kid, history

Chapter 24 John Francis O’Connor, Better Known As The “Sidedoor Pullman Kid” (1917- 2008), 1994 Hobo King

Tags: culture, history, Sidedoor Pullman Kid

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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…