Wickes Collection

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, 1931. Photographed from the corner of East 34th Street and Madison Avenue by Lewis Hine, soon after its completion in May 1931

HINE: BILLIARDS, 1910. Boys shooting a game of pool at the Pool Branch Chauteau & Manchester, St. Louis, Missouri. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. Two young messenger boys using the showers at the Postal Telegraph Co. in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hines in July 1910

Saint Peters Church, Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, c1850s. The free-standing bell tower of the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, or St Peters Church, which was founded in the 12th century

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1911. Three young oyster shuckers at the Maggioni Canning Co. in Port Royal, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, February 1911

Cicely
A portrait oil painting of Cicely, a young girl with vivid blue eyes, and green leaves in her mussed hair. Date: circa 1919

Cicely Draws My Portrait
A pastel sketch of a young girl, who is busy drawing a portrait of the artist herself, effectively, two people drawing each other. Date: circa 1919

The Rising Sun
A seascape oil painting showing the rising sun from a beach, looking out across the calm sea. Date: circa 1930

Saints Mary and Peter, Wolverhampton. Staffordshire, c1850s. St Peters Collegiate Church - much of the building is in the Perpendicular in style, dating from the 15th century

Saint Peters Church, Evercreech, Somerset, c1850s. The church dates from the 14th century. The tower was completed around 1462

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE, c1910. A New York City tenement family. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1910

SWIMMING HOLE, 1916. A group of teenage boys at a swimming hole after a day of working on a tobacco farm at Southwick, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1916

MEDICAL EXAM, 1917. School children receiving throat exams at Washington School in Lawton, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1917

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1916. Frank Wiegel showing his hand, from which two fingers were amputated after it was caught in a machine while he was working at the Henry Bosch Paper Co

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1912. A young cotton mill worker injured by a piece of machinery that fell on his foot causing him to land on the spinning machine which crushed

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1911. Young textile mill girls at a cotton mill in America. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1911

TEXTILE MILL WORKERS, 1908. A group of textile mill workers at the Indianapolis Cotton Mill in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1908

HINE: POVERTY, 1911. A young spinner in the Century Cotton Mills in South Boston, Virginia. The ten-year-old sister on the right helps with the baby. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1911

RURAL SCHOOL GIRL, 1921. A country school girl walking barefoot to the Buckeye School, Marlington, West Virginia. Photographed in October 1921 by Lewis Hine

CHILD LABOR: COTTON, 1916. Family of cotton pickers in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1916

HINE: BOOTBLACK, 1924. A 12-year-old bootblack shining shoes in Bowling Green, New York City, New York. Photograph by Lewis Wickes, Hine, 1924

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, c1930. Steel workers on girders at the Empire State Building in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1930

ELLIS ISLAND, 1926. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1926

HINE: MINSTRELS, 1916. Working Boys Glee Club and Minstrel Group, Fall River, Massachusetts. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1916

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, 1930. Steel workers on girders at Empire State Building, New York City. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1930

HINE: READING, c1924. A boy reading. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, c1924

HINE: SILK MILL, 1924. A boy and a girl working a loom at the Cheney Silk Mills in South Manchester, Connecticut. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1924

ELLIS ISLAND: TAGGING, 1905. An immigrant family at Ellis Island, New York City, being tagged for a railroad trip by an American official. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1905

NEW YORK: LOWER EAST SIDE. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1910

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE, c1900. Bathing in the kitchen sink on the Lower East Side. Photographed by Lewis W. Hine, c1900

HINE: NEWSBOY, 1913. Four-year-old newsboy selling newspapers barefoot in Tampa, Florida. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1913

HINE: BOY, 1916. 17-year-old James Donovan, an Irish sweeper at the Fall River Iron Works in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1916

HINE: CIGAR STORE, 1917. 14-year-old Mary Creed selling cigars in a store in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1917

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. A group of young workers at a cotton mill in North Pownal, Vermont. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1910

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1913. A seven-year old oyster shucker at the Lowden Canning Co. in Bluffton, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, February 1913

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1913. A young oyster shucker at the Varn & Platt Canning Co. in Bluffton, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, February 1913

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. Young textile mill workers at Rhodes Mfg. Company in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1908

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1913. A mother and father and their nine-year-old daughter finishing garments in dilapidated tenement apartment in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1913

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1911. A family making flowers in a unsanitary tenement apartment at 302 Mott Street in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1911

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1912. Young textile mill workers at the Pelzer Manufacturing Company in Pelzer, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1912

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1912. A group of of young girls and woman standing outside the Aragon Mill in Rock, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1912

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1916. Two boys spinning at the textile mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1916

HINE: TEXTILE MILL, 1912. The spinning room at the Flint Cotton Mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1912

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. A tipple boy, coal miner at the Turkey Knob Mine, Macdonald, West Virginia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1908

KENTUCKY: TOBACCO FARM. Stripping tobacco on a family farm near Bowling Green, Kentucky. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 10 November 1916

WEST VIRGINIA: SCHOOL, 1921. Slip Hill School, a one-room schoolhouse near Charleston, West Virginia

HINE: BEGGARS, 1910. An old man and young girl begging on 14th Street and 6th Avenue in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, July 1910

CHILD LABOR: COTTON, 1913. Family of cotton pickers near Waxahachie, Texas. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1913

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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.