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The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Dr. Charles C. Miller Transferring Bees
circa 1910-1919
Dr. Charles C. Miller transferring bees from stump to wire container.
Scholl with Beehive
Beekeeper handling hives. Writing on back: Scholl's method of "jerking" off bulk comb honey helpers.
Display of Beehives
Old time hive display at Honey Acres. Hives from left to right: skep, chaf hive, two colony hive, 1890 hive, and modern hive.
Two Men with Beehives
circa 1920-1929
Two men standing posing outdoors behind beehives. Square honeycomb and full frames are displayed on top of hives. In the background on the right is a building with chink-log construction.
George J. Gunther with Swarm on Arm
George J. Gunther standing among hives, with a swarm of bees on his arm.
Jennie Matzke Inspecting Beehive
1924
Jennie Matzke standing on a block to open and inspect the top of a tall beehive. She is wearing a hat with a bee veil, and there are a number of hives around her.
