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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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Bear in Apiary

Date: 1901
Description: A dead bear in the apiary of W.O. Victor, and the remains of the apiary. There are several rifles next to the bear.
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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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Queen Bee Mailing Cage

Date: 1916
Description: Postcard including a photograph of a device used to transport a queen bee. On it is also an advertisement for ordering queen bees.
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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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Jennie Matzke and Bees

Date: 1924
Description: Jennie Matzke holds up a slate of honey comb covered in bees, while sitting next to numerous beehives.
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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 and Mrs. Wiley

Date: 04 05 1961
Description: Mrs. Wiley, wife of Senator Alexander Wiley (R., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin), presented with a box of honey by the Wisconsin Honey Queen. Next to her is her...
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Nadji Olson

Date: 1970
Description: Nadji Olson of Warrens, Wisconsin, the 1970 Wisconsin Honey Queen.
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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.
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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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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Baking Contest

Date: 1926
Description: Entries in the Lewis Baking Contest. Seven tables full of plates of desserts are displayed in a large room.

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