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California Bee Aviary

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Description: Bee aviary in the hills of California.
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German Bee Skep Apiary

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Description: Apiary of more than forty bee skeps stacked in rows in an open-fronted roofed structure. Caption reads: "Bienenstand der Firma HEINR. THIE, Wolfenbuttel."
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Woman Catching Bees

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Description: A woman demonstrates the use of a homemade bee catcher on a tree in her yard.
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Dorothy Wright and Children with Bee Skep

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Description: Miss Dorothy Quincy Wright and two children sit on the ground next to a bee skep in yard surrounded by flowers. Linden apiary.
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Bird's-Eye View

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Description: View down hill of town in a valley. There is open land, homes, barns and a bee farm.
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House Apiary

Date: 1877
Description: House apiary in Minnesota.
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Apiary of Sophia Leonard

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Description: Sophia Leonard's 185 colony apiary.
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Hubbard Bee Hive Advertisement

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Description: Newspaper clipping of an advertisement for the Hubbard Bee Hive illustrating contrasting types of beekeeping. The illustration is of two yards of beehives ...
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Dr. Charles C. Miller Transferring Bees

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Description: Dr. Charles C. Miller transferring bees from stump to wire container.
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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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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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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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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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Art Kehl with Woman Wearing Bee Dress

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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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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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Three Men Tasting Honey

Date: 10 1969
Description: Three men standing in front of a window curtain sampling honey.
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Beekeepers Standing in Apiary

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Description: A man and a boy pose standing in apiary surrounded by beehives. The man is holding a smoker.
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Beekeeping Class Meeting

Date: 04 24 1969
Description: Group of people at a meeting of "Beekeeping in Wisconsin" class following a yard inspection.
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Woman and Girls with Beehive Frames

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Description: Group portrait of a woman and five young girls and teenagers each holding a frame from a beehive, full of bees.
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Sitting Among Beehives

Date: 1910
Description: Alexander and Edgar Krueger sitting among a group of beehives. Edgar is holding a smoker in his hand. Behind them in the background is a building.

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