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| Description: | Photograph of a swarm of bees on an "iron Policeman" in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Caption reads: "One of the most noval [sic] pictures ever taken or ever publi... |
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| Description: | Gopher standing up on hind legs while chewing on a small twig. Lewis Francisco's "Honey Tester." Caption reads: "This is Billy, the Honey Tester. He belo... |
| Date: | 12 10 1929 |
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| Description: | Beehive tied down onto a roof, covered in snow. Stenciled on one of the hive boxes is the word: "JUMBO." Belongs to E.W. Brown, an apiculturist from Willow... |
| Date: | 10 1969 |
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| Description: | Three men standing in front of a window curtain sampling honey. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Manitowoc County Honey Queen, Lois Lensmeyer of Whitelaw, Wisconsin. She wears a white dress and is standing and smiling with her Honey Queen sash and crow... |
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| Description: | Swarm of bees on the front tire and fender of a motorcycle parked outdoors. |
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| Description: | Mrs. Wasilinsky from Cumberland giving a candle making demonstration at the Polk-Burnett County Beekeeper Meeting. Mrs. Weber, Secretary Treasurer in the b... |
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| Description: | Beekeeper using a smoker on the top of an open hive without protective bee hat or gloves. |
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| Description: | Three men in conversation around several jars of honey on a table. Sign reads: "Wisconsin Honey Market Day." Written on back: "A typical scene of one of th... |
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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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| Description: | Art Kehl is standing outdoors with a pipe in his mouth and is handing a matching hat to an unknown young woman in a dress decorated with bees. Located in R... |
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| Description: | Old time hive display at Honey Acres. Hives from left to right: skep, chaf hive, two colony hive, 1890 hive, and modern hive. |
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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. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | LeAnn Wenger, the Buffalo County Honey Queen. Wenger's hometown is Fountain City, Wisconsin. She is standing in front of a honey display, wearing a Buffalo... |
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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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| 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. |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| 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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| 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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| Description: | Display of honey containers with printed labels on four wooden shelves. On the top shelf are glass jars of honey, and the bottom three shelves have a varie... |
| Date: | 05 1964 |
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| Description: | Black and white cartoon depicting two men in an apiary. One man is standing over a beehive with ridiculous electrical equipment strapped to his chest and h... |
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