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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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Erwin Alfonsus with Bees

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Portrait of Erwin Alfonsus, University of Wisconsin entomology department's "bee man," with hand covered with bees. There are beehives in the background.
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Beekeeper Weighing Small Hive on Birdhouse

Date: 09 18 1981
Description: A beekeeper, wearing a bee suit, including gloves, and a hat with a veil, is crouching down and weighing a beehive that is attached to a birdhouse.
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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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Dr Charles C. Miller Near Hives

Date: 1915
Description: Dr. Charles C. Miller standing among his beehives.
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Man and Woman near Beehives

Date: 01 06 1909
Description: A man and woman sit in a field near a large stand of beehives.
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"Buckwheat Cakes and Honey" Music Postcard

Date: 1907
Description: Music and lyrics to "Buckwheat Cakes and Honey." Portraits of Eugene Secor and George W. Work are at left and right at the top. In the center is an illustr...
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Stacy Apiaries

Date: 1916
Description: Stacy Apiaries with beehives in the foreground and a house and people in the background.
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Apiary of August Diehnelt

Date: 1919
Description: Apiary of August Diehnelt with a large group of people. Mr Diehnelt is just above the arrow.
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Two Men Scraping Hives

Date: 04 1934
Description: Two men scraping diseased hives.
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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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Wives of Rusk County Beekeepers

Date: 1931
Description: Three of the wives of the Rusk County Beekeepers Association. From left to right they are the wives of Robert Knudtson, Leslie Yancey, and A.D. Calkins.
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H.F. Wilson in His Bee Yard at Home

Date: 1923
Description: Beekeeper H.F. Wilson sitting among his hives in a backyard apiary. To his left, a hive smoker is resting on a hive letting off smoke. There are a least 25...
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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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Man Burning Beehives

Date: 04 1934
Description: Scorching hive bodies that were infected with American Foul Brood.
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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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William Meyer Adding Pollen to Beehive

Date: 06 01 1985
Description: William Meyer, owner of the Kickapoo Orchard at Gays Mills, adds pollen to beehives to help in pollination.
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Three Men Tasting Honey

Date: 10 1969
Description: Three men standing in front of a window curtain sampling honey.
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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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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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