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Honey Queen, Governor and Fair Queen

Date: 1967
Description: Walworth Fairest of the Fair, Governor Knowles and the Wisconsin Honey Queen all holding a bottle of honey at the Walworth County Fair.
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Dadant & Sons

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Description: Exterior of Dadant and Sons Beekeeper Supplies.
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Bee Keepers Supply Store

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Description: Bee keepers supply store in the middle of winter with three men out on the loading dock.
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Poem "Chunk Honey"

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Description: Poem entitled "Chunk Honey".
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Human-Headed Insects

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Description: Insect art work in which the artist placed cut-outs of people's faces on top of the insect heads.
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Farmer and Beehives

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Description: An unidentified Wisconsin farmer surrounded by his beehives.
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Weiss Farm

Date: 1937
Description: Barn, smoke house, and bake house at Weiss farm, residence of John Weiss, in the township of Saukville, Ozaukee County, one half mile from County Trunk Hwy...
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Bee Inspector

Date: 1934
Description: The state bee inspector (probably the man on the left), and a Dane County farmer.
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4-H Bee Club

Date: 1946
Description: John Amos and Wilbur Allio wear protective veils and are standing on either side of a hive of bees.
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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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Lincoln School Fourth Graders

Date: 10 05 1948
Description: Two fourth graders at Lincoln School, Freddiemae Hill, left, and Russell Allen, Jr, right, are observing 10,000 bees that are preparing for winter in their...
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Marquette School

Date: 10 16 1950
Description: Judy Russell is pointing to the queen bee in the colony at the Marquette School sixth grade classroom; she's discovered that all activity centers about the...
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Bird's-Eye View

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Description: View down hill of town in a valley. There is open land, homes, barns and a bee farm.
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Loading Beehives into Truck

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Description: Beekeepers in protective clothing load beehives into a truck. Three men stand amongst beehives in a forest clearing. Two of the men use various beekeeping ...
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Checking on Beehive

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E. Bodoh checks on the condition of a hive by opening it using smoke to calm the bees. Bodoh wears a protective hat with mesh veil. Several other hi...
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Shipment of Pollen

Date: 1955
Description: Robert E. Bodoh kneels next to a shipment of pollen. Bodoh, in a protective beekeeper hat, holds a fist-full of pollen in his hand.
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Transporting Beehives at Henry's Honey Farm

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Description: Side view of a truck and flatbed trailer transporting beehives at Henry's Honey Farm. The truck is parked on a road among an open fields lined by trees. Th...
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Bee Hives on Bennett Marsh

Date: 1948
Description: Bee hives near the Bennett cranberry marshes.
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National Bee-Keepers Association/N.E. France Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of N.E. France of Platteville, Wisconsin, the general manager and treasurer of the National Bee-Keepers Association, in the form of a label for...

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