Wickes Collection (#12)

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. View of the Wylie Mill which employed many young children in Chester, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1908

TEXTILE WORKERS, 1909. Textile mill workers at the King Mill in Augusta, Georgia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1909

HINE: GLASS WORKS, 1909. View of the Wheaton Glass Works Company in Millville, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1909

ALABAMA: HOUSING, 1914. Run down housing for Adelaide Mill workers in Anniston, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1914

BESSIE COAL MINE, 1910. Young workers on the tipple at Bessie Mine, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1910

ALABAMA: COTTON MILL, 1914. View of Anniston Manufacturing Company with the worst sanitation and child labor conditions in the town of Anniston, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1914

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. A boy pulling the brake on a motor train filled with coal inside a mine in Gary, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1908

FURNITURE FACTORY, 1908. A group of men and boys during their rest period in a furniture factory in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1916. The Richard P. Borden Mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1916

HINE: CLINTON MILLS, 1908. View of Clinton Mills, a cotton mill where many youngsters were employed in Clinton, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1916. Spooler tender at the American Linen Company factory, Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1916

HINE: MEAT PACKING, c1908. Workers, some of them young boys, leaving the Indianapolis Meat Packing House at noon time, Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August c1908

NEW JERSEY: WORKERS, c1910. A gang of young workers in the cranberry bogs of White s
NEW JERSEY: WORKERS, c1910. A gang of young workers in the cranberry bogs of Whites Bog Brown Mills, New Jersey. Photographed by Lewis Hine, September 1910

SHOE FACTORY WORKERS, 1910. Men and women going to work at the Brown Shoe Factory in Moberly, Missouri. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

HINE: BOTTLE FACTORY, 1909. Boys and men working the night shift at the Woodbury Bottle Works in Woodbury, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1909

HINE: GLASS WORKERS, 1909. Boys and men working the night shift at the Wheaton Glass Works in Millville, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1909

HINE: GLASS BLOWERS, 1909. Men working the night shift at the Cumberland Glass Works in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1909

HINE: COAL MINERS, 1911. A group of coal miners at the end of the work day, waiting for the cage to go up, South Pittston, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1911

HINE: COAL MINER, 1910. A young coupling-boy about 12 to 13 years-old at the tipple of Indian Mountain Line of Proctor Coal Company, near Jellico, Tennessee. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1910

BESSIE COAL MINE, 1910. Part of the tipple at Bessie Mine, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1910

PENNSYLVANIA: COAL MINE. Mr. A. Langerfeld and one of his machines for picking coal which does away completely with the use of breaker boys

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

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

HINE: BREAKER BOYS, 1911. Boy laborers at noon hour in the Ewen Breaker at the Pennsylvania Coal Companys works at South Pittston, Pennsylvania. Photographed in 1911 by Lewis W. Hine

PENNSYLVANIA: COAL MINE. First Aid to the Injured. A man equipped with a Draeger Oxygen Helmet, demonstrating the importance of safety in the mine shafts at the Avondale Shaft, D.L.W

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. A boy about 12 or 13 years old working as a greaser and coupler on the tipple of the Cross Mountain Mine, Knoxville Iron Co. near Coal Creek, Tennessee

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1911. A 13-year-old nipper working 500 ft. from the shaft and a quarter of a mile underground at Shaft #6, Pennsylvania Coal Company, Pittston, Pennsylvania

HINE: CHILD LABOR, c1910. Coal miner boys at the end of the work day in a Pennsylvania coal mine. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1910-1911

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. A boy shoveling ore at the Daisy Bell Mine, Aurora, Missouri. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1910

HINE: COAL MINERS, 1908. Bank Boss (on right) and brake boy (in center) at the Laura Mine, Red Star, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1908

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. A 15 year-old trapper boy, at a coal mine in West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September, 1908

HINE: COAL MINER, 1908. A miner in front of a great fall of slate that blocked the entry to Turkey Knob Mine, Macdonald, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1908

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. A trapper boy more than a mile inside at Turkey Knob Mine, Macdonald, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1908

HINE: COAL MINERS, 1908. A group of miners, drivers and trappers at a coal mine in Macdonald, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1908

HINE: COAL MINERS, 1908. Entrance to a West Virginia coal mine. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1908

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. Young drivers and a trapper boy with pit ponies at Brown Mine, Brown, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1908

HINE: COAL MINERS, 1908. A group of drivers and miners going to work at a Gary, West Virginia Mine. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1908

OKLAHOMA: FORGE, 1917. Boys working at a forge in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1917

BOSTON: FACTORY, 1917. A woman worker stamping labels at the Boston Index Card Company. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 31 January 1917

BOSTON: FACTORY, 1917. A fifteen year-old girl punching cards at a factory in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 13 January 1917

BOSTON: FLOWER FACTORY. A girl worker at the Beston Floral Supply Company, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 29 January 1917

SHOE FACTORY, 1910. Two boy workers at the Friedman Shelby Shoe Company, Mexico, Missouri. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1910

BASKET FACTORY, 1908. Boys making grate bottoms at a basket factory in Evansville, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1908

MASSACHUSETTS: MILL, 1916. Spooling room of a mill at Springfield, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 20 June 1916

MILL WORKER, 1916. A young harness maker at a mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1916

TEXTILE MILL, 1916. Young spinner at the American Linen Company factory, Fall River, Massachusetts. Photographed by Lewis Hine, June 1916

TEXTILE MILL, 1916. Young spooler tender at the American Linen Company factory, Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1916

MISSISSIPPI: YARN MILL. A band boy and an overseer at a yarn mill in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1911

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"Wickes: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the world of Wickes, where history unfolds before your eyes. From billiards in 1910 to the grandeur of the Empire State Building in 1931, this caption takes you on a captivating journey. In 1910, boys gather at the Pool Branch Chauteau & Manchester in St. Louis, engrossed in a game of pool. Their youthful enthusiasm and competitive spirit fill the air as they aim for victory. Fast forward to 1931, when Lewis Hine captures an iconic image of the Empire State Building from East 34th Street and Madison Avenue. This architectural marvel stands tall against the New York City skyline, symbolizing progress and ambition. Hine's lens also transports us back to child labor realities in early twentieth-century America. In one photograph from 1910, young messenger boys find solace using showers at Postal Telegraph Co. , highlighting their resilience amidst challenging circumstances. But not all moments captured by Hine are somber; some reveal glimpses of joyous occasions. Cicely draws my portrait with unwavering focus and talent while The Rising Sun illuminates a quaint corner where locals gather for warmth and camaraderie. Traveling across England's landscapes through time, we encounter Saint Peter's Church in Wisbeach (c1850s), Saints Mary and Peter in Wolverhampton (c1850s), and Saint Peter's Church in Evercreech (c1850s). These architectural wonders stand as testaments to faith that have weathered centuries. Returning to New York City around c1910 brings us face-to-face with tenement life - families living together within cramped spaces yet finding strength within their close-knit communities. Finally, we dive into refreshing waters alongside teenage boys at a swimming hole after a long day - capturing carefree moments that remind us of simpler times filled with laughter and friendship.