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CHILD LABOR: BOOTBLACK, 1910. Young bootblack at work on the Bowery, New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

CHILD LABOR: BOOTBLACK, 1910. Michael Mero, a 12-year-old bootblack in Wilmington, Delaware. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

INDIANA: BOOTBLACK, 1908. A young Greek-American bootblack with a sign in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908

BOSTON: BOOTBLACK, 1909. A young bootblack on his way to work on Sunday morning in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1909

INDIANA: BOOTBLACKS, 1908. Young Greek-American bootblacks at work at a shop in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908

INDIANA: BOOTBLACKS, 1908. Greek-American bootblacks in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908

HINE: RAILROAD WORKER. A 15 year old railroad worker in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1916

HINE: WATCH FACTORY, 1908. A man tending to a machine that makes the tiny screws used in watches at a factory in South Bend, Indiana. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1909. Three young boys at work in a cigar factory in Tampa, Florida. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1909

HINE: SWEATSHOP, 1908. Women sewing garments in a sweatshop in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908

HINE: SWEATSHOP, 1908. Group of women sewing garments in a sweatshop in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908

HINE: SWEATSHOP, 1908. Men and boys sewing garments in a New York City sweatshop. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1912

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A mother and her son and daughter finishing garments in their crowded tenement on Elizabeth Street on the Lower East Side, New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1912

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. Two women carrying loads of garments for piecework at home. Photographed by Lewis Hine, near Bleecker Street in New York City, 1912

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A family finishing piecework in their home in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1912

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. Young garment workers sewing piecework in a tenement apartment in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. Family of garment sewers working from their tenement home in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

HINE: SWEATSHOP LABOR, 1908. Women sewing garments in a sweatshop in New York City. Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1908

HINE: TINSMITH, 1912. An adolescent tinsmith who works in Northampton, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1912

HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. Italian immigrant woman carrying cloth to her Lower East Side New York tenement home. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

SWEATSHOPS, 1912. A sweatshop in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1912

HOME INDUSTRY, c1910. An immigrant family making mens trousers in their New York City tenement home. Photograph by Lewis W. Hine, c1910

CHILD LABOR, 1910. Regular workers in a Chattanooga, Tennessee, textile mill. Photographed in 1910 by Lewis W. Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1908. Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches tall, age not known. She is one of many children at work in the Lancaster Cotton Mills. Photographed in 1908 by Lewis W. Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1910. An eight year old boy who picks up bobbins for 15 cents a day in a Fayetteville, Tennessee, textile mill. Photographed in 1910 by Lewis W. Hine

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1911. A group of the youngest breaker boys at a coal breaker in South Pittston, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1911

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. Ten year old Sadie Feifer working in a North Carolina cotton mill. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908

CHILD LABOR, 1908. Glass blower and mold boy. Photographed, 1908 at Grafton, West Virgina, by Lewis W. Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1909. Night shift workers at the Cumberland Glass Works, Bridgeton, New Jersey. Photographed by Lewis W. Hine in November 1909

CHILD LABOR, 1909. Little Orphan Annie, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, almshouse waif. Photographed in 1909 by Lewis W. Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1909. Twelve year old John Dempsey working in the mule-spinning room of the Jackson Textile Mill, Fiskville, Rhode Island. Photograph by Lewis Hine in 1909

HOME INDUSTRY, 1910. A family shelling nuts in a tenement home in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1910

CHILD LABOR, 1912. Children working in a vegetable cannery in Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph by Lewis W. Hine, 1912

CHILD LABOR, c1910. A young cotton picker in the American South. Photographed c1910 by Lewis W. Hine

CHILD LABOR, 1910. Boy working in a cigar factory. Photographed in 1910 by Lewis Hine

CHILD LABOR, c1910. A group of young cotton pickers in the American South. Photographed c1910 by Lewis W. Hine

HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. Piecework labor in a New York City tenement, 1912

CHILD LABOR, 1911. Boys picking slate from coal in the Pennsylvania Breaker at South Pittson. Photographed in 1911 by Lewis W. Hine

HINE: OYSTER FISHING, 1909. Men and two boys aboard an oyster fishing boat in Apalachicola, Florida. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1909

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. A warper at his machine at the Catawba Cotton Mill in Newton, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. A three-year old daughter of a supervisor visiting at a textile mill in Hickory, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. A warper at his machine in a cotton mill in Newton, North Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. View of the Lancaster Cotton Mills, one of the worst places found for child labor in Lancaster, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, December 1908

TEXTILE MILL, 1908. View of the Wylie Mill which employed many young children in Chester, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1908

TEXTILE WORKERS, 1909. Textile mill workers at the King Mill in Augusta, Georgia. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1909

HINE: GLASS WORKS, 1909. View of the Wheaton Glass Works Company in Millville, New Jersey. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1909

ALABAMA: HOUSING, 1914. Run down housing for Adelaide Mill workers in Anniston, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, October 1914

BESSIE COAL MINE, 1910. Young workers on the tipple at Bessie Mine, Alabama. Photograph by Lewis Hine, November 1910

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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.