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Yes. “Bee Box” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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“Bee Box” (1856) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Bee Box

Title	Bee Box
Date	1856 19th century
Medium	chestnut (cover and box sides; paddle material)
Classification	box, bee
Origin	United States: New England United States: New England
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Bee Box” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1856. It is executed in chestnut (cover and box sides; paddle material) and classified as box, bee. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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