Hine Collection

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, 1931. Steelworkers on girders of the Empire State Building, New York City. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1931

Fairy searching among flowers
Fairy searching for her pixie children at bedtime. One of a series of delicate fairy pictures by Lydia Margaret Hine Date: circa 1922

Stuart Hine with Scolopendra gigantea, giant centipede
Natural History Museum Entomologist, Stuart Hine with a giant centipede which was brought into the Museums Insect Identification service after being found in a living room in London

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

Plymouth Guildhall, Devon, England, was designed by local architects Alfred Norman and James Hine in the Victorian Gothic style. Rebuilt after the World War Two Blitz. Date: 1873 and 1959

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

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

Factory worker at the Paragon Rubber Company, Massachusetts. 1936 (b / w photo)
875298 Factory worker at the Paragon Rubber Company, Massachusetts. 1936 (b/w photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Top of the Mooring Mast, Empire State Building (1931), 1931; 1939 (gelatin silver print)
991497 Top of the Mooring Mast, Empire State Building (1931), 1931; 1939 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); 34.29x26.67 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Thirlwall Castle, Northumberland, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
651982 Thirlwall Castle, Northumberland, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Hine, Henry George (1811-95); 72.4x124.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirlwall Castle)

Construction workers empire state building, c. 1930 (b / w photo)
1775613 Construction workers empire state building, c.1930 (b/w photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Powerhouse Mechanic, c. 1924; (gelatin silver print)
991576 Powerhouse Mechanic, c.1924; (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); 34.3x24.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Powerhouse Mechanic. Lewis Hine (1874-1940)

Powerhouse Mechanic, c. 1924 (b / w photo)
875297 Powerhouse Mechanic, c.1924 (b/w photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lewis Wickes Hine (1874 - 1940) was an American sociologist and photographer

Young boy in a workshop c. 1936 (b / w photo)
1126602 Young boy in a workshop c.1936 (b/w photo) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lewis Wickes Hine (1874 - 1940) was an American sociologist and photographer

Wareham Bridge, c1863, (1906). Creator: George Henry Hine
Wareham Bridge, c1863, 1906. Painted by Victorian artist Henry George Hine (1811-1895). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

General view of Hampstead, London, 1849. Artist: George Henry Hine
General view of Hampstead, London, 1849; at sunset

Workers at the Construction of Empire State Building, 1932. Private Collection

Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building, c1931. Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine
Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building, c1931. Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building

The Seven Sisters, 1877, (1935). Artist: Henry George Hine
The Seven Sisters, 1877, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

A Chalk Pit on the Downs, near Eastbourne, 1871, (1935). Artist: Henry George Hine
A Chalk Pit on the Downs, near Eastbourne, 1871, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

The final stages of the Mast; the street is some quarter mile below, c1931. Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine
The final stages of the Mast; the street is some quarter mile below, c1931. The final stages of the Mast; the street is some quarter mile below

The Empire State Building: Skyscraper Workers, c1931. Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine
The Empire State Building: Skyscraper Workers, c1931. The Empire State Building was designed by William F. Lamb from the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

Pixie making a chain of flowers
One of a series of delicate fairy pictures by Lydia Margaret Hine Date: circa 1922

Fairies dancing at twilight
One of a series of delicate fairy pictures by Lydia Margaret Hine Date: circa 1922

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

Sadie Pfeiffer Spinner Cotton Mill North Carolina
Sadie Pfeiffer, Spinner in Cotton Mill, North Carolina; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); North Carolina, United States; negative 1910; print about 1920s - 1930s; Gelatin silver print; Sheet

Doffer Boys Macon Georgia Lewis W Hine American
Doffer Boys, Macon, Georgia; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); Macon, Georgia, United States; January 1909; Gelatin silver print; Sheet: 12.2 x 17.4 cm (4 13, 16 x 6 7, 8 in.)

Man Micrometer Measuring Shaft Thousandth Inch
Man with Micrometer Measuring a Shaft to a Thousandth of an Inch; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); United States; about 1920s; Gelatin silver print; 34.6 x 42.2 cm (13 5, 8 x 16 5, 8 in.)

Empire State Building New York Lewis W Hine American
Empire State Building, New York; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); New York, New York, United States; 1931; Gelatin silver print; 24.1 x 19.2 cm (9 1, 2 x 7 9, 16 in.)

Steamfitter Mechanic Steam Pump Lewis W Hine
Steamfitter, or Mechanic and Steam Pump; Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940); United States; negative 1921; print later; Gelatin silver print; 24.4 x 17.8 cm (9 5, 8 x 7 in.)

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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.