Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Florence and Paul Blair, their son, Larry, and grandson, Matt on the steps of the US Capitol. The Blair's are from Mobridge, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Miller and family, Barb, Donna, and David, from Colton, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Speakers of the House Sam Rayburn swears in Ben Reifel during a ceremony

Representative Ben Reifel with two others at George Washington University commencement

Representative Ben Reifel talks to two constituents at the Vicenza Military Post's Non-Commissioned officers Club during the Congressional Command and Operations Group's tour of the Southern European Task Force installations. Left to right: Pvt. James C. Anderson of Veblen, South Dakota, Ben Reifel, and Sgt. Vincent E. Heiss of Parmelee, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel, Senator Karl Mundt, and another man sit in a convertible during in the 1961 Gypsy Days parade in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel with President John F. Kennedy and others

Thirty man congressional group is Pisa, Italy being greeted by Colonel Eads G. Hardaway. All are members of the U.S. Army Reserve serving two weeks active duty. They were in Italy for a three day stay to observe the U.S. Army's Southern European Taskforce

Congressional Command and Operation Group view a paradrop demonstration by the 1st Combat Aviation Company at Boscomantico Airfield in Verona, Italy

Thank you letters and notes sent to Ben Reifel concerning the Dakota Territory Citizen certificates he sent to each Congressman.

Thank you letters and notes sent to Ben Reifel concerning the Dakota Territory Citizen certificates he sent to each Congressman.

Correspondence between Ben Reifel and members of Congress about his wish to be elected to the House Committee of Appropriations.

Itineraries, dinner invitations, and a welcome letter from the American Embassy of Ethiopia to Ben Reifel during his time there.

Informational brochures, activities schedules, and dinner invitations to Ben Reifel during his visit to Israel.

Representative Ben Reifel talking with farmers while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer standing by a Farmall tractor

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer standing by a Farmall tractor

Representative Ben Reifel talking with farmer standing by a Farmall tractor

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer near Ipswich, South Dakota, they are standing in a field by a plow

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer standing by a Farmall tractor

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel in his Washington D.C office about to sign HR 11413, an act to amend the Agricultural Act of 1961 to permit the planting of additional non-surplus crops on diverted acreage

Representative Ben Reifel is sitting in a chair, next to him is Cub Scout Ronald Breeden, they are both wearing Native American headdresses, Reifel is demonstrating a peace pipe

Members of Congress in session in the chambers of the United Stated capitol building

Representative Ben Reifel talking with three men at the Sheraton Hotel

Senator Karl Mundt sitting in a convertible with other men during Northern State Teachers College annual Gypsy Day parade in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Members of the South Dakota Nurses Association visit with Representative Ben Reifel in his office, they are looking at a folder of the American Nurses Association Conferenced on Legislation

Congressman Ben Reifel shakes hands with a South Dakota homemaker

Representative Ben Reifel eating a meal with Jim Conklin of Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel (seated) with four 4-H representatives; standing left to right: Dennis Yeaton, Mary Jean Steinheuser, Sandra Jenter, and Donald Hoar

Representative Ben Reifel with his office staff in his Washington, D.C. office

Representative Reifel with members of American Legion in his Washington, D.C. office; standing left to right: Ray Gallagher, Merton B. Tice, Representative E.Y. Berry, Representative Ben Reifel, John Chambers, Val G. Stockinger, Matthew Voigth, and Clyde Prouty; seated is Mrs. Voight

Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, and Senator Karl Mundt with Lawrence Welk and others at a South Dakota State Society luncheon

Representative Ben Reifel shaking hands with Bob Dillman, a Gallaudet College student from Yankton, South Dakota, who won a silver medal in diving in the 1961 Deaflympics in Helsinki, Findland

Alice Reifel and her high school classmates in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel meets representatives from Canton, South Dakota High School in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background. Left to right Bill Souvignier, Doug Rickensrud, Terry Berg, Lee Stearns, Gary Stenstand, Donald Pottratz

Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, John Foster, and William Morrison looking at a brochure on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and the members of the 87th Club in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representatives Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Howard Wong and Lloyd Richardson, both of Aberdeen, South Dakota, on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt with two students from St. Marius School on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Habberstad and Lorie Habberstad on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Scott and son, Jim, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with a family from Watertown, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his Gettysburg farm in Pennsylvania

Senators, Representatives, and Congressional aides in Italy for a tour of the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force. The group, all members of the US army Reserve, and serving two weeks of active duty, will visit SETAF installations at Verona, Vicenza, and Livorno, and observe the training of the Corporal and Honest John Missile units

Honor Guard of Italian Carabinieri pass in review before Maj. Gen. J. Strom Thurmond and Maj. Gen. Eugene F. Cardwell during ceremonies at Caserma Passalacqua in Verona, Italy. In the background are senators, representatives and congressional aides in Italy for a tour of the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force

Honor Guard ceremonies at Caserma Passalacqua in Verona, Italy. The congressional party salute the colors

Congressional Command and Operations group at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, during briefing on mission and activities of the IIIrd Missile Brigade

Representative Ben Reifel (far right) with five other men

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel wearing a hat and standing in front of the capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel (second from left) is seated at a table with five other men, there is a sign on the table which reads: John Christen Sulerud Region X Halstad, Minn.

Representative Ben Reifel with a group at the Rice-Pasture Experiment Station in Beaumont, Texas in 1961

People seating at tables at a YMCA International Crossroads breakfast

Representative Ben Reifel talking with three men at the Sheraton Hotel

Representative Ben Reifel with Representative Mike Kirwan, a Democrat from Ohio, and two other unknown men

United States Vice President Hubert Humphrey walking out of a door with other people

Distinguished Service and Valor awardees and the Secretariat - 25th Honor Awards Convocation - Interior auditorium; Left to Right - Top Row: Captain Matthew V. Carson, Jr., USN, Office of the Secretary; Joseph V.B. Wells, Geological Survey; Christopher J. San Fellipo, Geological Survey; Paul Zinner, Bureau of Mines; Ulric J Gendron, Bureau of Reclamation; William M. Deaton, Bureau of Mines; James Westfield, Bureau of Mines; Elmer P. Myers, Bureau of Indian Affairs; John S. Knowles, Bureau of Land Management; George L. Collins, National Park Service; Charles E. Peterson, National Park Service; A. Clark Stratton, National Park Service; Dick Sutton, National Park Service; Left to Right - Front Row: Floyd H. Phillips, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Alphonse Kemmerich, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries; Administrative Assistant Secretary Beasley; Andrew W. Anderson; Bureau of Commercial Fisheries; Monty Wilcox; Louise A. Wilcox; Orpha R. McPherson, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Secretary Udall; Clara B. Gonzales, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Assistant Secretary Carver; Assistant Secretary Holum; Fannibelle Jackson, Bureau of Land Management; Under Secretary Carr; Assistant Secretary Briggs; Benjamin Reifel, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Father John G. Kuhn, Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle

Representative Ben Reifel meets with John Graff, secretary of the Greater South Dakota Association, Huron, South Dakota, and W. H. Rork, manager of Northern States Power in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (right) greets Representative Ben Reifel of South Dakota and Alice Reifel at a reception at Fort Meyer, Virginia which followed a retreat review honoring army veterans of the 87th Congress

Representative Ben Reifel talks with A.E. Crooks of Frankfort, South Dakota. Reifel is holding a bowl of sugar cubes

Representative Ben Reifel and Donna Olson in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and John Stone, director of Cooperative Extension Service at South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota, in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel looks at a map with two constituents in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and three other standing in front of the U.S. Capitol. The photograph is signed by Reifel, Graham Purcell, Burt Talcott, and Howard Pollock

Representative Ben Reifel and constituents standing on the steps of the US Capitol

Thank you letters and notes sent to Ben Reifel concerning the Dakota Territory Citizen certificates he sent to each Congressman.

Itineraries from trips to the different countries Ben Reifel visited in Europe, as well as thank you letters from Ben to everyone who helped them while they were on their trip.

Correspondence, minutes, and other documents related to Share South Dakota, an organization to better conditions among Indian Americans in South Dakota. Ben Reifel served as vice president to this organization.

Ben Reifel's reminders for dinner and lunch appointments, as well as reminders for meetings at the Library of Congress and Mayflower Hotel.

Representative Ben Reifel talking with farmers about sugar beets during his 1960 campaign for Congress

Representative Ben Reifel and constituents standing on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and constituents standing on the steps of the US Capitol

Alice Reifel with students from St. Mary's school in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with South Dakota 4-H leaders on the steps of the US Capitol

Congressional Command and Operations groups United States Air Force visits Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe near Paris, France. They were received at the International Military Headquarters by General Lauris Norstad, Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Left to right: Major General H.A. Gerhardt, Lt. Col. Hastings Keith; Major J. Edward Roush, Lt. Col. Kenneth W. Hechler, Major Clarke McGregor, General Lauris Norstad, Major W.P. Jennings, Col. Ralph W. Yarborough, Col. Alexander Pirnie, Lt. Col. Ben Reifel, Capt. Ralph R. Harding, Col. William G. Bray. The photograph is signed: To Ben Reifel Loris Norstad

Representative Ben Reifel with a group at Cape Canaveral, Florida

Alice Reifel sits with others watching the 1961 Gypsy Days parade in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Correspondence, minutes, and other documents related to Share South Dakota, an organization to better conditions among Indian Americans in South Dakota. Ben Reifel served as vice president to this organization.

Pamphlets and itineraries from Ben Reifel's visit to Italy as part of the Southern European Task Force.

Invitations to inaugural luncheons and receptions, as well as invitations to Ben Reifel to attend the 1961 inauguration ceremony of President John F. Kennedy Also Includes a schedule of events for the Inauguration day, as well as information on tickets and transportation.

Ben Reifel's daily appointment reminders for briefings, House meetings, breakfasts and luncheons. Also includes appointments for speaking at different colleges and attending different church meetings.

Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background

Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background, a photographer is in the foreground

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel is holding a sign that reads: American Ships Strengthen America

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with Senator Karl Mundt and another man at an event

Representative Ben Reifel with three West Point graduates at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York

Representative Ben Reifel at a YMCA International Crossroads Sunday morning breakfast, he is standing by Takao Kawachi, the 13,000th to register and a student at Columbia from Japan, Hon. John B. Anderson of Illinois, and Paul C. Bievdle