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"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.

"Tramps: they talk to live" article

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

"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.

"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.

"Wisdom and Nonsense: My Adventures as a Train Rider and Hobo Queen" book

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Collection of stories of Minneapolis Jewel's travels and her experiences attending the Hobo Convention since the 1990's. Table of contents: "My First Ride", "Meeting Iowa Blackie", "Running for Hobo Queen", "What is a hobo?", "Adman", and many more.

"You cross a psychological threshold" article

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Article featuring Adman on his hoboing lifestyle.

Hobo Nation by J.F. Pirro

This story results from a longtime personal fascination with the hobo culture as a lifestyle choice, and fits within a general genre or catalog within my 42-year print media career's focus on under-served and unrecognized individuals who have such…

1958 Cover of the Evening Post

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Featuring a young wanderer with a bindlestiff.