Hop Pickers Collection

Pulling the Hops - Hop Pickers - West Malling, Kent. Date: 1938

Hop picking at Maplescombe Farm, Farningham, Kent. 1938

Women hop pickers in Beltring, Kent. Each worker has a gas mask over their shoulder in box in case of a gas attack. 1939

Hop pickers in East Peckham. Young and old working in the hop field. 1 September 1938

Testimonial to Mr. Fuller, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial to Mr. Fuller, 1858. The testimonial which we have engraved was intended to be presented to the late Mr. Eliott Fuller, but, his death occurring before the completion of the work

Grower provides fourteen such shacks... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grower provides fourteen such shacks in a row for his hop pickers. Josephine County, Oregon. Near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon

Part of the lineup at paymasters window... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Part of the lineup at paymasters window at noon. Hop pickers are paid off daily. Near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon

Grower provides fourteen such shacks in a row... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939
Grower provides fourteen such shacks in a row for his hop pickers. Josephine County, Oregon. Near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon

One room per family in rough wooden barracks... near Grants pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939
Oregon, Josephine County, near Grants Pass. One room per family in rough wooden barracks on growers property. No running water in camp. Hop ranch

Harvest Home in the Hop Country (coloured engraving)
3638197 Harvest Home in the Hop Country (coloured engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvest Home in the Hop Country.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Seasonal hop pickers travelling by train from London to Kent (litho)
3627036 Seasonal hop pickers travelling by train from London to Kent (litho) by Prout, Victor William (1862-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hop pickers waiting outside London Bridge Station for the midnight train to Kent (litho)
6014169 Hop pickers waiting outside London Bridge Station for the midnight train to Kent (litho) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poverty out of Town, Hop-Pickers in the Fields (engraving)
1053816 Poverty out of Town, Hop-Pickers in the Fields (engraving) by Ridley, Matthew White (1837-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poverty out of Town, Hop-Pickers in the Fields)

Sunday Morning with the Hop-Pickers (engraving)
1626131 Sunday Morning with the Hop-Pickers (engraving) by Ridley, Matthew White (1837-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday Morning with the Hop-Pickers)

With the Hop-Pickers in Kent (engraving)
1055022 With the Hop-Pickers in Kent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Hop-Pickers in Kent)

Take Care of the Pence (engraving)
1060075 Take Care of the Pence (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Take Care of the Pence, Mr Bartley of the National Penny Bank addressing Hop-Pickers at Mereworth)

A Hop-Garden in Kent, taking Stock of a Bin and dusting a Strangers Feet (engraving)
2785797 A Hop-Garden in Kent, taking Stock of a Bin and dusting a Strangers Feet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Hop-Garden in Kent)

Hop pickers (colour photo)
3103948 Hop pickers (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hop pickers. Postcard)

Farmers loading sacks onto a cart (colour photo)
3104539 Farmers loading sacks onto a cart (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farmers loading sacks onto a cart)

Incidents of Hop-Gathering (engraving)
1620585 Incidents of Hop-Gathering (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Incidents of Hop-Gathering)

With the distressed hop pickers in Kent - a series of drawings by ILN Special Artist Mr H. C. Seppings Wright showing the poor conditions for hop pickers in Kent during bad wet weather

Agriculture in England and France (engraving)
1100785 Agriculture in England and France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agriculture in England and France)

A Trip with the Hop Pickers (engraving)
1053313 A Trip with the Hop Pickers (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Trip with the Hop Pickers)

Hop-Picking, c. 1760
MAI46485 Hop-Picking, c.1760 by Smith, George, of Chichester (1714-76); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; eMaidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery; eMaidstone Museum

Incidents of Hop-Gathering (engraving)
1620586 Incidents of Hop-Gathering (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Incidents of Hop-Gathering)

Sketches among the Hop-Pickers in Kent (engraving)
1595706 Sketches among the Hop-Pickers in Kent (engraving) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches among the Hop-Pickers in Kent)

Hop-Pickers starting from London Bridge Railway Station at Midnight (engraving)
1591915 Hop-Pickers starting from London Bridge Railway Station at Midnight (engraving) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hop-Picking in Germany (engraving)
1588895 Hop-Picking in Germany (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hop-Picking in Germany. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 September 1872)

Exhibition of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, "Hoppers"(engraving)
1625732 Exhibition of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, " Hoppers" (engraving) by Lee, William (1808-64); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scenes from Kent (litho)
6030957 Scenes from Kent (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from Kent.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Examples of tallies from the British Museum (litho)
6013446 Examples of tallies from the British Museum (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examples of tallies from the British Museum)

With the Distressed Hop-Pickers in Kent (litho)
1597882 With the Distressed Hop-Pickers in Kent (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Distressed Hop-Pickers in Kent)

Sketches in an English Hop Garden (engraving)
1614259 Sketches in an English Hop Garden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in an English Hop Garden)

Hop-Pickers leaving London Bridge at Midnight, 1 September (litho)
1600138 Hop-Pickers leaving London Bridge at Midnight, 1 September (litho) by Macfarlane, J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hop-Pickers leaving London Bridge at Midnight)

Modern Oast House
21st September 1932: An all electric drying and fumigating oast house at the Hop Pickers camp in Faversham, Kent. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Hop Pickers Demo
16th May 1908: Overhead view of the large hop-pickers demonstration as they walk along the Embankment in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The children of hop pickers take shelter to watch the Battle of Britain. August 1940

The Hop Pickers, etched by Francis Vivares, 1760 (etching)
XJF438431 The Hop Pickers, etched by Francis Vivares, 1760 (etching) by Smith, George, of Chichester (1714-76) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hop Picking (engraving)
XJF438432 Hop Picking (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Hop pickers waiting to be paid (engraving)
XJF438435 Hop pickers waiting to be paid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Hop Garden, an illustration to Poems on Several Occasions by Christopher Smart
XJF438430 Hop Garden, an illustration to Poems on Several Occasions by Christopher Smart, engraved by Charles Grignion, 1752 (engraving) by Hayman

In the Kent hop-fields, waiting to be paid, 1867 (engraving)
XJF438434 In the Kent hop-fields, waiting to be paid, 1867 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

With the distressed hop-pickers in Kent, from The Illustrated London News
XJF438433 With the distressed hop-pickers in Kent, from The Illustrated London News, September 11th, 1897 (litho) by Wright

Hop-pickers starting from London Bridge railway station at midnight, 1891 (engraving)
XJF438428 Hop-pickers starting from London Bridge railway station at midnight, 1891 (engraving) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hop Kilns
16th April 1908: Hop-pickers drive their cart to a demonstration at Maidstone, Kent. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hop Pickers Demo
16th May 1908: Hop-pickers demonstration and march along the Embankment in London. They demand an import levy on foreign hops. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hop Pickers Demo
16th May 1908: Trafalgar Square is packed by a demonstration of hop-pickers demanding protection against importation of hops. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hop picker sleeping under the hop bushes. 1938

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"Hop Pickers: A Glimpse into the Lives of Hardworking Men, Women, and Families" Step back in time to 1938, where the picturesque Maplescombe Farm in Farningham, Kent was abuzz with activity. Hop picking season had arrived, and young and old alike gathered in East Peckham to work diligently in the hop fields on that sunny September day. In Beltring, Kent, a unique sight met the eye - women hop pickers donning gas masks over their shoulders. The looming threat of war cast its shadow even here amidst the hops. Each worker carried this protective gear as they plucked away at nature's bounty. Across the Atlantic Ocean in Josephine County, Oregon during 1939, Dorothea Lange captured poignant images that revealed a different side of hop picking life. Rows upon rows of shacks provided shelter for families working tirelessly under the scorching sun. These rough wooden barracks offered only one room per family but served as their temporary home during harvest season. Meanwhile, a vibrant engraving showcased Harvest Home celebrations in the heartland of hop country. Joyous faces filled with laughter and merriment painted a picture of camaraderie among those who labored together to bring forth these precious crops. Travelling by train from London to Kent became an annual pilgrimage for seasonal hop pickers seeking employment opportunities. London Bridge Station witnessed eager individuals waiting patiently for midnight trains that would transport them towards hopes of prosperity amidst verdant fields. Yet not all was idyllic; poverty lurked just beyond town limits as depicted in engravings capturing scenes titled "Poverty out of Town. " These illustrations portrayed hardworking men and women laboring relentlessly under challenging conditions while striving to make ends meet. The story is one woven with resilience and determination - a testament to human spirit prevailing against adversity.