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Richard Nixon and the Honey Queen

Date: 1958
Description: Richard M. Nixon welcomed by Barbara Bird, Honey Queen, and Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson with cheese package at the Oshkosh Airport.
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Man with Bees

Date: 12 10 1910
Description: A man displays a stick that has bees and honeycomb hanging from it.
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Man and Woman near Beehives

Date: 01 06 1909
Description: A man and woman sit in a field near a large stand of beehives.
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Wives of Rusk County Beekeepers

Date: 1931
Description: Three of the wives of the Rusk County Beekeepers Association. From left to right they are the wives of Robert Knudtson, Leslie Yancey, and A.D. Calkins.
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Stacy Apiaries

Date: 1916
Description: Stacy Apiaries with beehives in the foreground and a house and people in the background.
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Apiary of August Diehnelt

Date: 1919
Description: Apiary of August Diehnelt with a large group of people. Mr Diehnelt is just above the arrow.
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Iowa and Wisconsin Beekeepers

Date: 05 19 1914
Description: A group portrait of Iowa and Wisconsin beekeepers in the woods with houses in the background.
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Honey Queen and Governor Knowles

Date: 1966
Description: Wisconsin Honey Queen holding a document with the 1966 Wisconsin Honey Producers Association President B. E. Gustner, with Governor Warren Knowles standing...
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Honey Queen, Governor and Fair Queen

Date: 1967
Description: Walworth Fairest of the Fair, Governor Knowles and the Wisconsin Honey Queen all holding a bottle of honey at the Walworth County Fair.
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Dr Charles C. Miller Near Hives

Date: 1915
Description: Dr. Charles C. Miller standing among his beehives.
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Wisconsin Beekeepers Association

Date: 1921
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin Beekeepers Association at the Wisconsin Markets Expo.
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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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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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Albert Peglow in Apiary

Date: 1923
Description: Wisconsin beekeeper Albert Peglow posed standing outdoors among beehives in apiary.
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H.F. Wilson in His Bee Yard at Home

Date: 1923
Description: Beekeeper H.F. Wilson sitting among his hives in a backyard apiary. To his left, a hive smoker is resting on a hive letting off smoke. There are a least 25...
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Three Men Tasting Honey

Date: 10 1969
Description: Three men standing in front of a window curtain sampling honey.
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August Laechelt and Minnesota Honey Queen

Date: 1971
Description: August Laechelt (La Valle, Wisconsin) and the Minnesota State Honey Queen at the Minnesota State Fair. The Honey Queen is wearing a sash and tiara. Behind ...
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August Laechelt Holding Jar of Honey

Date: 01 1976
Description: Beekeeper August Laechelt, smiling and holding a jar of honey in his hands. His nametag reads "American Beekeeping Federation; January 18-22, 1976; August ...

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