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4-H Bee Club

Date: 1946
Description: John Amos and Wilbur Allio wear protective veils and are standing on either side of a hive of bees.
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Agitating Bees in Log

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Description: A person with a protective hood over his head poking a log filled with honey bees.
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Loading Beehives into Truck

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Description: Beekeepers in protective clothing load beehives into a truck. Three men stand amongst beehives in a forest clearing. Two of the men use various beekeeping ...
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Checking on Beehive

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E. Bodoh checks on the condition of a hive by opening it using smoke to calm the bees. Bodoh wears a protective hat with mesh veil. Several other hi...
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Shipment of Pollen

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E. Bodoh kneels next to a shipment of pollen. Bodoh, in a protective beekeeper hat, holds a fist-full of pollen in his hand.
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Transporting Beehives at Henry's Honey Farm

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Description: Side view of a truck and flatbed trailer transporting beehives at Henry's Honey Farm. The truck is parked on a road among an open fields lined by trees. Th...
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Beekeepers and Hives

Date: 1919
Description: Hand-colored photographic print. Two beekeepers, one standing, one crouching near hives in an apiary. "Herman Roebel's Apiary 1919" written on back of prin...
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Beekeeper Weighing Small Hive on Birdhouse

Date: 09 18 1981
Description: A beekeeper, wearing a bee suit, including gloves, and a hat with a veil, is crouching down and weighing a beehive that is attached to a birdhouse.
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Bee Careful

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E Bodoh, the photographer's son-in-law removes a swarm of bees from a pine tree branch. He is placing the swarm in a bag.

As the person collecting...

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Two Young Beekeepers

Date: 08 01 1958
Description: Two boys wearing hats with veils are working near a hive box near a small tree. A swarm of bees are on the ground near and on the hive box. One of the boys...
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William Tennessen Collecting Bees

Date: 07 11 1977
Description: William Tennessen, a West Bend beekeeper, carefully collects some of the 20,000 Italian bees that swarmed over the awning in front of the London Hat Shop, ...
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Arthur C. Miller with Comb

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Description: Arthur C. Miller holding a slab of comb taken from the walls of a building.
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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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Jennie Matzke Inspecting Beehive

Date: 1924
Description: Jennie Matzke standing on a block to open and inspect the top of a tall beehive. She is wearing a hat with a bee veil, and there are a number of hives arou...
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Beekeeping Class

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Description: Beekeeping class in progress. All participants are wearing protective bee veils and hats, and some are wearing gloves. A crate or hive box in the backgroun...
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Beekeeping Class

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Description: Group portrait of men and women posing outdoors in full beekeeping gear. Part of a class on beekeeping in Wisconsin.
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Beekeeper on Top of Capitol Building

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Description: Drawing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Features the dome with the "Wisconsin" statue replaced by a seated beekeeper wearing protective clothing, ...
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Swarm of Bees on Fence Post with Frank Buhl

Date: 06 1921
Description: Frank Buhl is standing next to a swarm of bees on a fence post and barbed wire. A beehive is directly beneath the swarm. Buhl, who is wearing suspenders, i...
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Swarm of Bees on Man's Back

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Description: View from behind of a man with a small swarm of bees attached to the back of his sweater. He is standing at the back of an outdoor beekeeping class. About ...

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