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White Pine Forest

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Description: View of White Pine Forest in Flambeau State Park.
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Man Checks Beehives

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Description: Beekeeper checks his beehives.
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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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Dadant & Sons

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Description: Exterior of Dadant and Sons Beekeeper Supplies.
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Bee Keepers Supply Store

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Description: Bee keepers supply store in the middle of winter with three men out on the loading dock.
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Threshing Grain by Horse Power

Date: 1834
Description: Threshing of grain by horse power, US patent.
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Oak Hill Farm Poster

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Description: A hand-drawn poster, including a star design and two photographs, advertising Oak Hill Farm, founded by Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Harris.
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Woman Raking Cranberries

Date: 1955
Description: Woman using a cranberry rake to harvest cranberries near Wisconsin Rapids.
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Hotel Badger Dinner Menu

Date: 10 29 1908
Description: Front cover and menu listing from the Hotel Badger, with an etching of a fox sitting on the ground looking up at a bunch of grapes hanging on a vine over a...
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McCormick Celebration Luncheon Menu

Date: 09 25 1931
Description: Luncheon menu and program from a McCormick Celebration at Washington and Lee University, with an etching of a three-quarter view of Cyrus McCormick's first...
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Grain Stacks

Date: 1908
Description: View up slope through trees of large, cone-shaped grain stacks in front of a barn.
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A Ghost Visiting Harry E. Hill

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Description: Harry E. Hill, seated at a desk, with a shrouded skull image to his left. The skull is exposed to look translucent, as is common in spirit photography.
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Illustration of Anton Jansha, People, and Hives

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Description: Illustration from an unknown book. At the top is a portrait of beekeeper Anton Jansha (1734-1773) and German text in a cartouche below his name. The bottom...
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Scene still with Matt Moore, Florence Lawrence, and Owen Moore on a bench

Date: 1912
Description: Silent film actors Matt Moore (left) and his brother Owen Moore sit on either side of Florence Lawrence who holds both their hands on a rustic bench in the...
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Wisconsin Honey Queen

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Description: Studio portrait of the Wisconsin Honey Queen holding a jar of honey from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. She is wearing a tiara and a sash reading "Wisconsin Hon...
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Beekeeper Holding Frame of Foundation

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Description: Unknown beekeeper holding up a frame full of bees. He is wearing overalls and a hat and is smoking a cigarette. There is another hive in the background.
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Honey Bee Display

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Description: Display of bees in a large observation hive. The frames are behind glass or plastic. A man in white shirt, black pants and a plaid hat stands to the right,...
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Brooks McCormick Standing Near an IH 1586 Tractor

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Description: Brooks McCormick posing outdoors near an International 1586 tractor.
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Wisconsin Seal

Date: 1849
Description: Version of the Wisconsin Seal found in The American's Own Book, 1849. It depicts a plow and a bundle of wheat in the foreground, and a steamship on ...

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