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Beekeeper Mr. Ratley and State College extension bee specialist opening hive of bees

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Title:
Beekeeper Mr. Ratley and State College extension bee specialist opening hive of bees
Description:
Transcribed from accompanying materials: Beekeeping family, 1961: Ratley opens a hive of bees with assistance of W. A. Stephens, extension bee specialist from State College. A whiff of smoke makes the bees easier to manage.
Topics:
Community and Extension
Entomology
Subjects:
Agricultural education
Agricultural extension workers
Beekeepers
Bees
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-001-bx0002-003-018
Created Date:
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs