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"I may be here for sometime" postcard

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Drawing of man being chased up a tree by a bull. Text displays "I may be here for some time."

The postcard tramp magazine article

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Article titled "Wokring and Wandering". Article explains the historical and cultural significance of hobo art/tramp art.

"Time to retire?" Norman Rockwell

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Illustration of hobo in rags, sleeping with bindlestiff, and can of soup. Text on the sign says "Time to retire? Buy Fisk".

"Still Good" Norman Rockwell

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Illustration of hobo with bindlestiff going through the trash. Test displays "still good".

1987 Britt hobo convention attendance

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Reprinted copy of 1987 convention attendance. Names listed in order: Steam Train Maury, The Man Called John, Cardboard McClary, Virginia Slim, Empress Hobo Lump, Fisk/Fry Pan Jack, Red XXXX “87”, Snapshot 8/64, Cinderbox Cindy, Austin John, Charlie…

The Tramp Joke Book

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"The Latest Tramp Jokes", form of discrimination against the wanderer, cover depicts two hoboes and doghouse. Color description: yellow, red, black, white

Action Comics: From Rags to Riches

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Cover image depicts Superman as a hobo in a hobo jungle. Text displays "Why does Superman fight crime as millionaire and as a hobo?"

Whiz Comics: Captain Marvel a Hobo?

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Cover image depicts hobo walking along train tracks looks at billboard with Captain Marvel. Billboard text displacts "Is Captain Marvel a hobo?"

"Hobo Gear" hat

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Navy cap, 1990s style, with white print