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"Vagabond Todd Waters" article

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Article featuring Adman on the dangers of freight hopping and the not-so-romantic lifestyle of hoboing.

"Treasure is Where you Least Expect to Find It" article

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An article written by Hood River Blackie about his hoboing experiences.

"Tramps: they talk to live" article

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Article on the hobo jungle located in Everett. Exact location unknown.

"Tooth in the head" postcard

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Text displays "Ain't it the truth. I would hate to be the tramp, wouldn't you?" Image displays hobo with bindlestiff being chased by a dog.

"Time to retire?" Norman Rockwell

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Illustration of hobo in rags, sleeping with bindlestiff, and can of soup. Text on the sign says "Time to retire? Buy Fisk".

"They're all varnish up there" article

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Article discussing the significance of the railroads and the role of the hobo.

"The Traveling Adman'" article

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Article on the secret life of Adman on the balance between working in an office and riding the rails. Magazine name unknown.

"The Most Famous Tramp in America" pamphlet

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Stories of Chess McCartney's the Goat Man travels across the United States, and Connecticut Shorty's and New York Maggie's travels and visits seeing Goat Man.

"The Last of the Great American Hobos" article

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Article featuring the 2018 convention in Britt, Iowa.

"The last hurrah of the ramblin' man" article

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Article on the 1972 convention in Britt, Iowa.