Browse Items (444 total)
Sort by:
Excerpts from the book Subsistence U.S.A.
Documentation of the "underclass" of America featuring stories from hoboes in the early 19th century.
"The Traveling Adman'" article
Article on the secret life of Adman on the balance between working in an office and riding the rails. Magazine name unknown.
Hobo Sketches by an Amana Station Agent
Magazine article featuring the history of hoboes traveling through the Amana Colonies in Iowa.
"Hobo Stories and Quotes" booklet
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…
Featured Item
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…