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George J. Gunther

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Description: George J. Gunther in a apiary with a swarm of bees covering his left arm.
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Man and Woman Showing Bees

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Description: A man and woman hold up slates of honey comb covered in bees.
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Woman with Bees from Car

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Description: A Woman with bees cleared from car bumper and tail pipe.
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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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Henry Alley Examining Queens

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Description: Henry Alley, examining just averaged queens in a cage nursery.
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Beehive on Grating

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Description: Two men hold onto a piece of grating and a stick on which bees have nested and made honeycomb.
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J. Vandervort Letterhead

Date: 1884
Description: Letterhead from the office of J. Vandervort, Practicle Apiarist and Manufacturer of Comb Foundation Machines. Laceyville, PA., July 28 1884.
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Scholl with Beehive

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Description: Beekeeper handling hives. Writing on back: Scholl's method of "jerking" off bulk comb honey helpers.
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Madison Beekeeper and Child

Date: 1916
Description: A.C. Bunnill, a beekeeper from Madison, and his child.
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Baby Sitting Among Beehives

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Description: Baby seated in the apiary of M.A. Dalazer. A man is standing on the right.
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Bee House on Wheels

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Description: Bee house on wheels. A rectangular structure with a roof and openings along the side, sitting among trees.
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Lady Removing Bees from Bumper

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Description: A woman removes a swarm of bees from the bumper and tail pipe of a car.
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Arthur C. Miller with Comb

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Description: Arthur C. Miller holding a slab of comb taken from the walls of a building.
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George J. Gunther with Swarm on Arm

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Description: George J. Gunther standing among hives, with a swarm of bees on his arm.
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Beekeeper Smoking Hive

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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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Man Burning Beehives

Date: 04 1934
Description: Scorching hive bodies that were infected with American Foul Brood.
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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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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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Albert Peglow in Apiary

Date: 1923
Description: Wisconsin beekeeper Albert Peglow posed standing outdoors among beehives in apiary.
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Apiary near Jerusalem

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Description: View down hill of a large apiary in an open area among bushes, grass, and trees. Caption reads "Apiary of Kiryath-Anarim near Jerusalem, hills of Judea."

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