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Michael Caine and a Beckman Glucose Analyzer on the set of The Swarm

  • 1977

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Actors Michael Caine (left) and Henry Fonda on the set of The Swarm, with a Beckman Glucose Analyzer in background.

The Swarm was released in 1978 and stars Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, and Slim Pickens (among many others). The film's plot involves a swarm of African honey bees that destroy an entire town by blowing up a nearby nuclear power plant.

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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
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  • Time Warner
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 3. Photo Albums
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  • Box 81

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“Michael Caine and a Beckman Glucose Analyzer on the Set of The Swarm,” 1977. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 81. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m039k496r.

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