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Man Making Honey

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Description: A beekeeper sits at his desk processing honey.
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Governor Dreyfus Print "I Eat Bee Poop"

Date: 03 08
Description: Artwork by Steve H--. Silkscreen. Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus quote illustrated "I Eat Bee Poop." "Wisconsin Grade A Fancy" in lower left corner.

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Mr. Wortman

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Description: Mr. Wortman of Seafield, Indiana, with his honey processing equipment.
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Roy Tait

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Description: Roy Tait standing next to some of his beehives.
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Apiary of Sophia Leonard

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Description: Sophia Leonard's 185 colony apiary.
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Bees on Hive Frame

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Description: Close-up of a man's hand holding a frame of bees from a hive.
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Removing Bees from Wall

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Description: Two men with bees removed from the wall of a building.
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Transporting Beehives on the River

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Description: Man transporting beehives down the Indian River via boat.
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Farmer and Beehives

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Description: An unidentified Wisconsin farmer surrounded by his beehives.
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Some of Our Friends Who Love the Honey Bees

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Description: Photographic collage of various beekeepers in the 1870s. Includes photographs of men, women, and children, with their names printed underneath their portra...
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Deacon Hardscrebble

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Description: Deacon Hardscrebble with straw hat and pipe. Dog in background.
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Swarm of Bees on Man's Back

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Description: Close-up of a small swarm of bees on a man's back. He is wearing a white sweater, and a bee hat with veil. He is among a group of people, facing away from ...
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Man with Bees

Date: 12 10 1910
Description: A man displays a stick that has bees and honeycomb hanging from it.
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Jesse Cochran and Beehives

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Description: Jesse Cochran of Virginia, demonstrating the use of smoke near his beehives.
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Nonogakei Apiary

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Description: Men working, possibly breeding queen bees, in Nonogakei apiary in Okucho, Japan, Owari domain (present day Aichi prefecture).
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Man and Bees

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Description: A man stands near rows of beehives sitting on boards and saw horses.
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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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Man with Honeycombs

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Description: A mean, wearing a fedora and overalls, standing above a pile of honeycombs, presumably to collect honey.
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Dr Charles C. Miller Near Hives

Date: 1915
Description: Dr. Charles C. Miller standing among his beehives.
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Henry Alley and Smoker

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Description: Henry Alley demonstrating the use of his famous smoker.

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