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"Bumming out in Britt, Iowa" newspaper article
Feature of Steamtrain Maury in newspaper article that discusses the significance of the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.
"Bums' rush to Britt nears extinction" newspaper article
Article on the decline in attendance at the Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. Quotes from Steamtrain Maury.
"Even hobos have conventions" article
Article featuring Fryin' Pan Jack at the convention in Britt, Iowa. Date unknown.
"Free the Boxcar" photograph
Picture of boxcar first brought to the hobo jungle in Britt, placed on train tracks and repurposed for use during hobo convention
"Hard traveling gents of the road" magazine article
Image of hoboes standing and sitting the freight car at the 1981 Hobo Convention in Britt. Front row: The Shadow, Arkansas Traveler, Virginia Slim. Back row: Portland Gray, Slo Motion Shorty, Frypan Jack.
"How It All Began" pamphlet
Brief history of the Britt Hobo Convetion and Tourists Union 63, beginning in 1900.
"The Last of the Great American Hobos" article
Article featuring the 2018 convention in Britt, Iowa.
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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…