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"Riding rails for the homeless" article
Article featuring Adman on raising money for the homeless. Date of publication unknown.
"Rail Riders' queen is a part-time hobo" article - Minneapolis Jewel
Article featuring Minneapolis Jewel on her life as a part-time hobo.
"A Conversation with Mountain Dew" transcript
Transcription of interview on the life of Mountain Dew. Most likely an oral history transcription. Location of audio unknown.
"Fishbones Hoboing in the 1930s" book
Detailed account of Fishbone's life on the road. Lived experiences of hoboes traveling in the 1930s harvesting wheat in the West and freight hopping across the United States.
Hobo Foundation letter
Letter sent from Concord, Vermont. Text lists Steamtrain Maury as President, Hood River Blackie as Vice President and Feather River John as Secretary-Treasurer. Correspondence of Hood River Blackie's death.
"Stranger than fiction, John. P Harms, hobo Cinderella" article
Article featuring Carl the Tramp on his west coast travels in the 1890s. Publisher/creator unknown. Date unknown.
His Bindle's Full of Stories article
Article featuring Hood River Blackie and stories from his travels. Newspaper origin is not determined.
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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…