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Hobo Sketches by an Amana Station Agent
Magazine article featuring the history of hoboes traveling through the Amana Colonies in Iowa.
Tramp Miners article
Article featuring Hood River Blackie's years of Western mining and the differences between tramp miners and hoboes.
Riding the Rails with Hood River Blackie article
Article featuring Hood River Blackie's travels and description of the hobo jungles and camps he encountered during this travels.
Goodbye Old Pal - article on Hood River Blackie
Article written about Hood River Blackie's passing, or "catching the westbound".
His Bindle's Full of Stories article
Article featuring Hood River Blackie and stories from his travels. Newspaper origin is not determined.
Letter from Hood River Blackie to Steamtrain Maury
Copy of letter written by Hood River Blackie to Steamtrain Maury.
Letter from Hood River Blackie to Steamtrain Maury
Letter written by Hood River Blackie sent to Steamtrain Maury.
Letter from Hood River Blackie to Minneapolis Skinny
Letter written by Hood River Blackie sent to Minneapolis Skinny in 1977.
Letter from Hood River Blackie to Minneapolis Skinny
Letter written by Hood River Blackie to Minneapolis Skinny in 1977.
The Last of the Old-Time Hoboes article
Article written about Hood River Blackie and his 32 years of riding the rails.
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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…