Lw Hine Collection

Newsboy, 1909. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Newsboy, 1909

Ducks, Chinatown, Printed 1936. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Ducks, Chinatown, Printed 1936

Rural Field Worker, New England, 1915. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Rural Field Worker, New England, 1915

Gang of Newsboys at 10:00 p.m. 1910. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Gang of Newsboys at 10:00 p.m. 1910

An Italian Home Near Hull House, 1910, Printed 1920s. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
An Italian Home Near Hull House, 1910, Printed 1920s. Series: Hull House, Chicago

Italian at Ellis Island. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Italian at Ellis Island

Baltimore, Maryland, 1909. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Baltimore, Maryland, 1909

Untitled, ca. 1935. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
A gelatin silver print of nine students working in an industrial shop class at the Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth in Bordentown, New Jersey

Tony Casale, "Bologna, "11 years old been selling newspapers for 4 years
Tony Casale, " Bologna, " 11 years old been selling newspapers for 4 years, Hartford, Connecticut, March 1909, 3348

Mery Horn, a hunchback condition aggravated by the heavy load of papers she carried. Hartford, Connecticut, March 1909, 3348

Lena Lochiavo - 11 years old, basket (and pretzel) seller, at Sixth Street Market in front of saloon entrance, Cincinnati, Ohio, 3136

John Pento, 14 years old, Daniel and Angelo Pento, 7 years old, selling newspapers, Hartford, Connecticut, 3348

Hartford Newsboys, 1909. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Hartford Newsboys, 1909

Edward St. Germain and his sister Delia, mill workers, Phoenix, Rhode Island, April 1909, 3379

Addie Card, 12 years old. Spinner in cotton mill, North Pownal, Vermont, 1910

Wagon boy or "tail boy"helping to load the wagon, c. 1914
Wagon boy or " tail boy" helping to load the wagon, c. 1914

Soldier Thrown in Air, 1917. Creator: Lewis Wickes Hine
Soldier Thrown in Air, 1917

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 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

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"Capturing the Untitled Stories: Lewis Wickes Hine's Glimpse into Lives of Struggle and Resilience" Lewis Wickes Hine, a renowned photographer from the 1930s, had an extraordinary ability to capture the essence of human struggle and resilience through his lens. In his photograph titled "Untitled, ca. 1935, " he unveils a world where children bear burdens far beyond their tender years. Tony Casale, only eleven years old but already selling newspapers for four long years, stares into the camera with eyes that reflect both determination and weariness. Beside him stands Mery Horn, her hunchback condition further aggravated by the heavy load of papers she carries daily. These young souls navigate a harsh reality that few can comprehend. Lena Lochiavo, another eleven-year-old girl captured in Hine's work, sells baskets (and pretzels) on bustling streets. Her small figure is juxtaposed against towering buildings as she bravely faces life's challenges head-on. Hartford Newsboys from 1909 stand united in their pursuit of survival amidst adversity. John Pento at fourteen leads his younger brothers Daniel and Angelo who are merely seven years old; together they sell newspapers to make ends meet. In April 1909 Rhode Island mill workers Edward St. Germain and his sister Delia reveal the grueling conditions they endure day after day while striving to earn a living wage. Their tired expressions speak volumes about their arduous lives within factory walls. Addie Card's haunting image transports us to North Pownal in Vermont during 1910 when she was just twelve years old working as a spinner in a cotton mill. Her youthful face betrays traces of hardship endured far too early in life.