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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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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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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 with Farmall Tractor Planting Field

Date: 07 16 1925
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a man using a Farmall tractor to plant in a field.
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Man with Farmall Tractor Planting Field

Date: 07 16 1925
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a man using a Farmall tractor to plant in a field.
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Man Driving Tractor-Drawn Planter

Date: 06 17 1927
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a man driving a Farmall tractor pulling a planter in a field.
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Spring Ground Planting

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Right side view of a man driving a Farmall tractor pulling a man on a planter in a field.
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Indian Garden Bed

Date: 1912
Description: Indian cultivated garden beds, partially covered with snow, "South of West over the big area." Now known as the Eulrich Site, a mile from the shore of Lake...
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Wisconsin Barbers Convention Committee

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Barbers Local #153 and Barbers Guild #23 joint committee to plan the annual convention of the Wisconsin Barber and Beauty Culture ...
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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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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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University of Wisconsin-Madison Greenhouse

Date: 01 08 1947
Description: Man with plants in a University of Wisconsin-Madison greenhouse.
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Commercial Beehives in Woods

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Description: Beehives in the woods. They appear to be covered with wrapping for cold weather. There is a wire fence in the foreground.
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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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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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Disking

Date: 1917
Description: Stuart Fargo sitting on a disk pulled by a team of four horses on the F.B. Fargo farm.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Planter

Date: 06 16 1925
Description: Rear view of a man using a horse-drawn planter in a field. Trees line the field on the left.

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