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Honey Bee

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Description: Honey bee.
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Worker Bee

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Description: View from top of worker bee.
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A.C. Miller's Bee Veil

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Description: Beekeeper Arthur Charles Miller's bee veil rolled up in someone's hand.
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University of Minnesota Bee Culture

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Description: Display for the University of Minnesota's Division of Bee Culture. An unknown man wearing a suit and tie and holding a hive frame stands near the display. ...
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A.I. Root Company Bee Supplies Display

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Description: Display of beekeeping equipment from A.I. Root Company from Medina, Ohio.
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Marquette School

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: Judy Russell is pointing to the queen bee in the colony at the Marquette School sixth grade classroom; she's discovered that all activity centers about the...
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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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"Buckwheat Cakes and Honey" Music Postcard

Date: 1907
Description: Music and lyrics to "Buckwheat Cakes and Honey." Portraits of Eugene Secor and George W. Work are at left and right at the top. In the center is an illustr...
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Honey Display

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Description: Honey display for Honey Week (November 19-25). W.E. Reim, C.E. Trout.
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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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Hot Plate Foundation Fastener

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Description: Original hot plate foundation fastener by Arthur Charles Miller, beekeeper. The plate is heated with the use of a glass hurricane lamp.
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Alice in Dairyland and Wisconsin Honey Queen

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Description: Alice in Dairyland and the Wisconsin Honey Queen at a Wisconsin Beekeepers display.
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Portrait of J.E. Cady

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Description: Waist-up oval portrait of J.E. Cady, of Medford, Minnesota. He is wearing a suit coat, and has a long beard and a moustache.
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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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L.E. Mercer with Honey-Producing Equipment

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Description: L.E. Mercer, of Lenox Iowa, posed with honey-producing equipment. Mercer is wearing a full suit, bow tie, and hat.
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Honeycomb on Bread

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Description: Two slices of honeycomb on a piece of bread on a decorated plate sitting on a tablecloth. Writing on back: "A honey sandwich in the making."
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Beeswax Lincoln Monument

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Description: Miniature Lincoln Monument made out of beeswax at the Illinois State Fair. In the background are displays of frames of honeycomb, with ribbons hanging from...
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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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Alice in Dairyland and Honey Queen

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Description: Alice in Dairyland and the Wisconsin Honey Queen standing at a Wisconsin State Beekeepers Association stand, possibly at the Wisconsin State Fair.

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