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Henry Alley Examining Queens

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Description: Henry Alley, examining just averaged queens in a cage nursery.
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Henry Alley and Smoker

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Description: Henry Alley demonstrating the use of his famous smoker.
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Deacon Hardscrebble

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Description: Deacon Hardscrebble with straw hat and pipe. Dog in background.
Postcard

"My First Catch" A Swarm of Bees

Date: 08 28 1908
Description: 8-year-old Verna Hohman holding a tree branch with a swarm of bees. Caption reads: "'My First Catch' A Swarm of Bees." Sent to the American Bee Journal<...
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George J. Gunther with Swarm on Arm

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Description: George J. Gunther standing among hives, with a swarm of bees on his arm.
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Young Man Holding Swarm

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Description: Young man standing next to a bee skep while holding a swarm of bees. German writing on back: "Mein John Felix."
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Woman and Girls with Beehive Frames

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Description: Group portrait of a woman and five young girls and teenagers each holding a frame from a beehive, full of bees.
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Madison Beekeeper and Child

Date: 1916
Description: A.C. Bunnill, a beekeeper from Madison, and his child.
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Dr. Bruennich Collecting a Swarm

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Description: Dr. K. Bruennich, standing on a step ladder, holding a basket or skep, and with a cigar in his mouth, collecting a swarm of bees from a tree. Germany.
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Japanese Apiary

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Description: Apiary in Japan, with light snow on the ground and a man standing on the right near a small building. Experimental apiary on the northeastern part of the m...
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Portrait of Beekeeper

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Description: Portrait of an unknown beekeeper, wearing a beekeeping hat and veil.
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Apiary on Roof

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Description: Rooftop apiary, with two men sitting in the background. There are chimneys along the roofline on the right.
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Beekeeper L.A. Smith with Stacked Hives

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Description: Beekeeper L.A. Smith standing next to hive boxes stacked on top of each other, exposing the frames. There is a swarm of bees on a hive box on the ground.
Postcard

Baby Sitting Among Beehives

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Description: Baby seated in the apiary of M.A. Dalazer. A man is standing on the right.
Postcard

Miss Lucille Johnson with Bowl of Bees

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Description: Photographic postcard of Miss Lucille Johnson, a young girl in a white dress with a bow in her hair. She is squatting behind a large bowl of bees, hands ou...
Photograph

Group Portrait of Young Men at a Picnic

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Description: A group of young men seated on the ground, having a picnic. A can of honey, salmon, and bread are visible on the ground. Two of the men have metal dots on ...
Print

Artwork of Insects with Human Faces

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Description: Print of seven insects and one mammal with human faces. Scientific names printed beneath each image. "Melanoplus differentialis" grasshopper, "Eurypelma he...
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Officers of the Rusk County Beekeepers Association

Date: 1931
Description: Group of men at the Rusk County Beekeepers Association, standing near table of honey display. Center - R. Knudtson, Glen Flora, President. Right - A. D. Ca...
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Four Men at the American Honey Producers League Convention

Date: 01 1928
Description: Group portrait of four men: C.L. Corkins, H.F. Wilson, C.W. Hartman, and Frank Rauchfuss standing in front of a display of honey in jars, and boxes of hone...
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Apiary of F.H. Stacey

Date: 1916
Description: Backyard apiary consisting of a large group of numbered beehives on a platform in front of a house. Behind them is a man standing wearing a vest and hat. W...

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