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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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Beekeeper

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Description: A beekeeper stands outside in protective clothing.
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Man Checks Beehives

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Description: Beekeeper checks his beehives.
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Miniature Apiary

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Description: Miniature apiary owned by Mr. L.H. Bremen.
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Man Making Honey

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Description: A beekeeper sits at his desk processing honey.
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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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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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T.M. Yullick and Bee Swarm

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Description: Mr. T.M. Yullick holds onto a branch with a swarm of bees.
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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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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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