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Article featuring Steamtrain Maury and his life hoboing.

Image of stereotypical hobo smoking a pipe and poking fun.

Drawing of man being chased up a tree by a bull. Text displays "I may be here for some time."

Image of woman given back undergarments of hobo who staying the night during their travels.

Illustration of hobo in rags picking up use cigar from the street. Text displays: "I find things picking up."

Brief history of the Britt Hobo Convetion and Tourists Union 63, beginning in 1900.

Article discussing hoboes charged with vagrancy. Recipe for hobo bread. Publisher/creator/source unknown.

The hobo's favorite jungle recipes, easily adapted to any campfire or kitchen. Recipes include Steamtrain Maury's hobo stew, Burma Shave's jungle jambolya, Ramblin' Rudy's barbecue sauce, Hobo Norm's jungle basics, Minneapolis Jewel's bread and jam,…

Quotes from famous hoboes such as Adman, Liberty Justice, Frisco Jack, Hard Rock Kid, Pennsylvania Kid, Connecticut Shorty, Fry Pan Jack, Minneapolis Jewel, Hood River Blackie, to name a few. Stories include "Miracle Insect Bugs", "Gene Parker Gets…

Stories about hobo culture, such as the significance of hobo monikers, the firsco circle, and hobo signs. Stories from Connecticut Slim. Photographs of famous hoboes.