Hine Collection (#23)

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1910. A group of Italian berry pickers from Philadelphia on Giles Farm at Seaford, Delaware. Photograph, May 1910 by Lewis Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1911. 11 year old boy working during harvest season at Makepeace near Wareham, Massachusetts. Photograph, September, 1911, by Lewis Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1910. A ten year old berry picker, Rose Biodo, carries two pecks at a time in Brown Mills, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 28 September 1910

CHILD LABOR, 1910. A eight year old cranberry picker carries two pecks at a time in Brown Mills, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, , September 1910

CHILD LABOR, 1909. A nine year old berry picker on Rock Creek farm near Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph by Lewis Hine, July 1909

CHILD LABOR, 1909. Johnnie Goldberg and his father pick berries on a Rock Creek farm near Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph, 1909 by Lewis Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1909. A young berry picker on Bottomleys farm, near Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph, July 1909, by Lewis Hine

TEXAS: MIGRANT HOME, 1913. Run-down home of a family of migrant farmers in Texas. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1913

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1911. The Teixiera family, a family of migrant berry pickers at work at Plimmey Bog, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1911

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1911. A family of migrant berry pickers on their way to work at Swifts Bog, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1911

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1911. A family of migrant berry pickers heading to the fields at Swifts Bog, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1911

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1911. A migrant family of berry pickers at work on a cranberry farm in Swifts Bog, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1911

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1910. A family of migrant farmers at work picking berries on a farm in Brown Mills, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1910

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1910. The Arnao family, an Italian family of migrant berry pickers at Truitts farm in Cannon, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1909. The Slebzaks, a family of Polish migrant farmers at work as berry pickers on Bottomley Farm near Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph by Lewis Hine, July 1909

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1909. Mrs. Bissie and her family. Polish migrant workers at a berry farm near Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph by Lewis Hine, July 1909

A group of young textile mill boys playing ice hockey on a Sunday morning on Park Pond in New Bedford, Massachusetts
ICE HOCKEY, 1912. A group of young textile mill boys playing ice hockey on a Sunday morning on Park Pond in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1912

Members of the Womens Union in Fall River, Massachusetts, folk dancing together. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1916
HINE: FOLK DANCING, 1916. Members of the Womens Union in Fall River, Massachusetts, folk dancing together. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1916

Sign comparing the hours of a school day and a factory day. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1913
HINE: CHILD LABOR SIGN. Sign comparing the hours of a school day and a factory day. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1913

A worker receiving First Aid in a room set apart for hospital and library use at an electric bulb manufacturer in
HINE: SICK WORKER, 1912. A worker receiving First Aid in a room set apart for hospital and library use at an electric bulb manufacturer in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Young students at the blackboard in mathematics class at a vocational school in Fall River, Massachusetts
MATHEMATICS CLASS, 1916. Young students at the blackboard in mathematics class at a vocational school in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photographed by Lewis Hine, June 1916

Children attending school in the morning before going to the textile mill to work in the afternoon in Huntsville
ALABAMA: CLASSROOM, 1913. Children attending school in the morning before going to the textile mill to work in the afternoon in Huntsville, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine in December 1913

Two young girls playing with a Campbell Kid Doll and a baby carriage in New York City
HINE: CHILDREN, 1912. Two young girls playing with a Campbell Kid Doll and a baby carriage in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1912

Group of boys gambling with dice on the sidewalk of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1908
BOYS SHOOTING CRAPS, c1908. Group of boys gambling with dice on the sidewalk of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1908

A doll made from waste material by a child in a knitting mill where mother works. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1908
HINE: DOLL, 1908. A doll made from waste material by a child in a knitting mill where mother works. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1908

A boy playing with mechanical toy. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1924
MECHANICAL TOY, c1924. A boy playing with mechanical toy. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1924

Pleasant Green School, a one-room schoolhouse known as one of the best African American schools in the County
SEGREGATED SCHOOL, 1921. Pleasant Green School, a one-room schoolhouse known as one of the best African American schools in the County

Older children under the direction of their teacher, inspect the finger nails and teeth of the younger children
DAILY INSPECTION, 1917. Older children under the direction of their teacher, inspect the finger nails and teeth of the younger children. School #49, Comanche County, Lawton (vicinity), Oklahoma

The Milk Booth at the State 4 H Fair at Charleston, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1921
CHARLESTON: STATE FAIR. The Milk Booth at the State 4 H Fair at Charleston, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1921

American exhibit panel saying that child workers are more likely to have serious accidents in the workplace
ANTI-CHILD LABOR POSTER. American exhibit panel saying that child workers are more likely to have serious accidents in the workplace. Featuring photographs by Lewis Hine, c1913

Messenger boys playing poker in the Western Union Messenger waiting room in Hartford, Connecticut
BOYS PLAYING POKER, 1909. Messenger boys playing poker in the Western Union Messenger waiting room in Hartford, Connecticut. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1909

Group of coal miners resting with a load at the top of a slope in a mine shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal Company in
HINE: COAL MINERS, 1911. Group of coal miners resting with a load at the top of a slope in a mine shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal Company in Pittston, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1911

Workers rolling cigars at the Cigarmakers Tierra del Laga Cigar Co, a union shop in Tampa, Florida
CIGAR FACTORY, 1909. Workers rolling cigars at the Cigarmakers Tierra del Laga Cigar Co, a union shop in Tampa, Florida. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1909

Girls packing brooms at a factory in Evansville, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1908
BROOM MANUFACTURE, 1908. Girls packing brooms at a factory in Evansville, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1908

A group of young knitters working at the textile machines at the Loudon Hosiery Mill in Loudon, Tennessee
HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. A group of young knitters working at the textile machines at the Loudon Hosiery Mill in Loudon, Tennessee. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1910

A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts
HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1912

A young spinner at the Globe Cotton Mill in Augusta, Georgia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1909
TEXTILE WORKERS, 1909. A young spinner at the Globe Cotton Mill in Augusta, Georgia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1909

Powerhouse mechanic. Photograph by Lewis W. Hine, 1920
AMERICAN INDUSTRY, 1920. Powerhouse mechanic. Photograph by Lewis W. Hine, 1920

The injured hand of a 17 year old weaver at the Sagamore Mill in Fall River, Massachusetts
HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1916. The injured hand of a 17 year old weaver at the Sagamore Mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1916

Employees of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire, leaving at the end of the workday
FACTORY WORKERS, 1909. Employees of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire, leaving at the end of the workday. Photographed in 1909 by Lewis Hine

Breaker boys working in #9 Breaker at the Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Company, Pittston, Pennsylvania
HINE: BREAKER BOYS, 1911. Breaker boys working in #9 Breaker at the Hughestown Borough, Pennsylvania Coal Company, Pittston, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1911

A young bootblack working at his fathers stand on Greenwich Avenue in New York City
BOOTBLACK, 1910. A young bootblack working at his fathers stand on Greenwich Avenue in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hines in July 1910

LONDON: MENAGERIE, c1850. The Happy Family. A menagerie, patronized by Her Majesty, in the streets of London. English cartoon, c1850, by Henry George Hine

Young Cigarmakers in Englahardt & Co. Tampa, Fla. There boys looked under 14. Work was slack and youngsters were not being employed much

Thurgaton Church
The tower of the Priory Church at Thurgaton, Nottinghamshire, England. What remains dates from c. 1230. The church was restored 1852 - 1853 by T.C. Hine of Nottingham. Date: 13th century

Dancing fairies. Artist: Lydia Hine. A fairy swings on the stem of a flower Date: circa 1920

Fairies on a lily pad. Artist: Lydia Hine. Fairies float on a lily pad Date: circa 1920

HINE: HUNTER, 1908. A young worker holding a dead rabbit and rifle after hunting near Dillon Mills, where the boy had been a doffer since he was four-years old, South Carolina

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"Hine: Capturing the Essence of Life's Diverse Tapestry" In 1931, amidst the towering marvel that is the Empire State Building, steelworkers fearlessly balanced on girders, their courage reaching new heights in New York City. Amidst a field of vibrant flowers, a fairy embarked on an enchanting quest, delicately searching for magic hidden within nature's embrace. Stuart Hine fearlessly held Scolopendra gigantea, a giant centipede. His fascination with creatures both beautiful and fearsome reflected his unyielding curiosity for the world around him. Transported to 1910 at Pool Branch Chauteau & Manchester in St. Hine captured boys engrossed in billiards - their youthful energy merging with skill as they aimed to conquer each shot. Lewis Hine immortalized the grandeur of the Empire State Building from East 34th Street and Madison Avenue shortly after its completion in May 1931. A testament to human ingenuity and ambition rising above city streets. Within Plymouth Guildhall's hallowed halls, history unfolded as people gathered under its majestic roof - stories whispered through time by those who walked its corridors. Hine's lens focused on child labor injustices in 1910; two young messenger boys found solace beneath showers at Postal Telegraph Co. , reminding us of our duty to protect innocence against exploitation. As twilight cast its ethereal glow upon enchanted realms unseen by mortal eyes, fairies danced joyously - their delicate movements weaving dreams into reality itself. A mischievous pixie wove together a chain of flowers with nimble fingers; her creation symbolizing unity and harmony among all living beings within nature's intricate tapestry. With mystical prowess unmatched by any other creature, fairies conjured crystal balls that revealed secrets yet untold - glimpses into pasts forgotten or futures yet unwritten.