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Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

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Dieffenbach On Bees: Honey And Wax, November 17, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach Nov 1952

Dieffenbach On Bees: Honey And Wax, November 17, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Bees: Honey and Wax", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated November 17, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details the extensive ways in which honey and wax from bees were used in everyday life, ranging from folk medicine to candles, water-proofing and house construction.


Dieffenbach On Bees, November 10, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach Nov 1952

Dieffenbach On Bees, November 10, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Bees", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated November 3 and November 10, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details the various methods he knows for constructing bee hives and collecting honey.