Wickes Collection (#14)

WOODWORKING CLASS, 1910. Boys taking a woodworking class at a vocational training school in Buffalo, New York. Photograph by Lewis Hine, February, 1910

SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1914. A group of children attending a mill school at Barker Cotton Mills in Mobile, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1914

HINE: CLASSROOM, 1917. A student learning cabinet work at the Training School for Deaf Mutes in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, April 1917

HINE: CLASSROOM, 1917. Teaching a deaf-mute how to talk at the Training School for Deaf Mutes in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, April 1917

CHEMISTRY CLASS, 1921. A high school student in the chemical laboratory at the Greenbank Consolidated School, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1921

HINE: TYPESETTING, 1917. A schoolboy learning typesetting at the Training School for Deaf Mutes in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, April 1917

HINE: CLASSROOM, 1917. Sewing class at the Training School for Deaf Mutes in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, April 1917

HINE: CLASSROOM, 1917. Art class at the Training School for Deaf Mutes in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, April 1917

HINE: KINDERGARTEN, 1917. Children making wooden doll house pieces in a kindergarten classroom at the Horace Mann School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1917

HINE: SCHOOL GARDEN, 1917. School children planting a large garden in the front yard of Jefferson School, Muskogee, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis W. Hine, March 1917

HINE: SCHOOLYARD, 1917. Children playing on the slide in the schoolyard of the Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1917

HINE: DORMITORY, 1917. Crowded dormitory at the Training School for Deaf Mutes in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1917

WEST VIRGINIA: SCHOOL, 1921. An abandoned one-room schoolhouse near Charleston, West Virginia. Next to the school is the home of the Tate family of farmers. Photograph by October 1921

HINE: GARBAGE DUMP, 1912. Children in a dump in Rhode Island. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1912

HINE: TENEMENT, 1912. Entrance to the house of a midwife in the rear tenement on Spruce Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, November 1912

HINE: OUTHOUSES, 1912. Outhouses in the backyard on Borden Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, November 1912

HINE: POVERTY, 1911. A mother of an unemployed cotton mill worker with children in South Boston, Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1911

HINE: POVERTY, 1912. Interior of a crowded tenement apartment of textile mill workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Photographed by Lewis Hine, January 1912

HINE: POVERTY, 1911. A mother of an unemployed mill worker with her two daughters and baby in South Boston, Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1911

NEW YORK: POVERTY, 1910. Two brothers picking discarded fruit out of barrels at a outdoor market near 14th Street in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, July 1910

HINE: POVERTY, 1911. An impoverished mother with her three-year-old daughter. Both of them work at the Barataria Canning Company, Biloxi, Mississippi. Photograph by Lewis Hine, February 1911

HINE: POVERTY, 1911. An impoverished family, all except the smallest baby work at the Barataria Canning Company, Biloxi, Mississippi. Photograph by Lewis Hine, February 1911

HINE: CHILDREN, 1910. A group of young street children waiting to peek inside the stage door of a movie theater in the late evening in Troy, New York. The smallest child was five-years-old

BERRY PICKER SHACKS, c1909. Interior of a crowded shack occupied by berry pickers in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1909

HINE: HOUSING, 1911. Fifty oyster shuckers housed in this miserable row of dilapidated shacks, located on an old shell-pile and partly surrounded by a tidal marsh at the Maggioni Canning Co

BERRY PICKER SHACKS, 1910. African American berry picker shacks on a farm in Ross, Delaware. The interior of these shacks consists of a flooring of straw, a few bags, and absence of light and air

HINE: POVERTY, 1909. Three young boys scavenging through a dump pile in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1909

BOYS SHOOTING CRAPS, 1910. Street gang boys playing with dice while the girls watch, St. Louis, Missouri. Photographed by Lewis Hine, May 1910

BOYS SHOOTING CRAPS, c1910. Group of boys gambling with dice in the jail alley in Albany, New York. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1910

BOYS SHOOTING CRAPS, c1916. Group of textile mill boys on Sunday, gambling with dice in the dirt at Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1916

MISSOURI: GANG, c1910. Jefferson Street gang of newsboys warming themselves over a campfire in a corner lot in St. Louis, Missouri. Photograph, c1910

FAMILY OF WORKERS, 1912. A family works at home, setting stones in cheap jewelry. Photograph by Lewis Hine in Attleboro, Massachusetts, November 1912

HINE: POOR GIRL, 1917. A poor girl standing with her arms behind her back in front of pile of planks, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photographed by Lewis Hine, April 1917

FAMILY OF WORKERS, 1912. A family in Roxbury, Massachusetts, carrying home tags to string for work. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1912

HINE: COAL THIEF, 1917. A young boy stealing coal from a freight yard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photographed by Lewis Hine, April 1917

OKLAHOMA: BEGGAR, 1917. A blind and homeless beggar on the streets of Lawton, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, April 1917

ABANDONED CHILD, 1917. An abandoned child sitting on drift wood, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photographed by Lewis Hine in April 1917

HINE: FARMERs ROOM, 1910. Interior of a room shared by three migrant farmers near Pemberton, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, September 1910

BOYS SHOOTING CRAPS, 1912. Group of boys playing with dice in the dirt, Providence, Rhode Island. Photographed by Lewis Hine, November 1912

SHANTYTOWN, 1921. Row of coal miners shanties along Elk River at Bream, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 12 October 1921

DILAPIDATED HOME, 1921. Farmer and family in front of their rented shack near Sissonville, West Virginia. Photograph on by Lewis Hine, 11 October 1921

DILAPIDATED HOME, 1921. The rented home of S. R. Reed, Sissonville, West Virginia
DILAPIDATED HOME, 1921. The rented home of S.R. Reed, Sissonville, West Virginia. Photographed on 11 October 1921 by Lewis Hine

SCHOOL CHILDREN, 1921. The Mullens family and some neighbors children ready for school, Charleston, West Virginia. Photographed on 12 October 1921 by Lewis Hine

FAMILY WASH DAY, 1916. Two girls washing the family clothing with a washbin in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Photographed on 8 August 1916 by Lewis Hine

STREET CHILDREN, 1917. Children playing on the streets of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photographed April 1917 by Lewis Hine

STREET BOYS, 1916. Junk gatherers on the streets of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photograph, April 1917 by Lewis Hine

DUMP SCAVENGERS, 1916. Two boys seen scavengering at Pine Street Dump, Fall River, Massachusetts. Photographed on 22 June 1916 by Lewis Hine

BOY PLAYING IN DUMP, 1916. Pleasant Street Dump, Fall River, Massachusetts. Photographed on 21 June 1916 by Lewis Hine

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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.