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Honey Queen Lois Lensmeyer
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Manitowoc County Honey Queen, Lois Lensmeyer of Whitelaw, Wisconsin. She wears a white dress and is standing and smiling with her Honey Queen sash and crown, working in the Wisconsin Honey Producers Booth at the Wisconsin State Fair. Ceramic jars of honey are displayed behind Lois on honeycomb styled shelves, and boxes of comb honey are displayed below.
1969
Wisconsin Honey Producers Association
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WHi 105535
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