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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.

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

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

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

T-shirt from SDSU's Hobo Days in 2019.

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.

Article featuring Adman on his hoboing lifestyle.

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…

Featuring a young wanderer with a bindlestiff.