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

Alice Reifel stands by a portrait of her husband, Ben Reifel, while a seated woman pours coffee, and two campaign volunteers stand nearby during Ben Reifel's 1960 campaign

Woman pinning a corsage onto Alice Reifel's lapel

State Senator Allen Sperry and Richard Kneip during the 1970 campaign in Aberdeen, South Dakota

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Arlene Schley Elliott, former education director board member of the South Dakota Farmers Union.

Frank Denholm at a campaign event in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Two women are standing by a table with pies on it. There is a McGovern U.S. Senator hanging on the wall.

Frank Denholm at a campaign event in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He is holding a pie in his right hand that he is auctioning to the highest bidder. A woman is in the foreground.

Frank Denholm is holding a McGovern campaign hat while Evelyn Lord, Bob Chamberlain, Donna Kuhfeld look at it at a campaign event in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Frank Denholm at a campaign event in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He is holding a white frosted cake in his hand and appears to be auctioning the cake to the highest bidder.

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Warren Grebner, former general manager of the South Dakota Wheat Growers and 1989 South Dakota Association of Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee.

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Dennis Hagny, former Northern Electric Cooperative Manager and 2006 South Dakota Association of Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee.

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

Representative Ben Reifel was Frosty for the 1962 South Dakota Snow Queen Festival in Aberdeen, South Dakota, he is kissing the cheek of the newly crowned queen Marnah Satviei of Sioux Falls

Representative Ben Reifel greeting Republican ladies in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel speaks at a druggist convention in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel speaks at the Scottish Rite banquet in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife, Alice Reifel, talk with the parents of the Fischer quintuplets born in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel shaking hands with a Boys Scout leaders at the Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1964

Representative Ben Reifel with Boys Scouts leaders at the Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1964

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

Film footage of the South Dakota Farmers Union activities during 1948. The scenes included are from a workshop in Mitchell, South Dakota; District Two Camp in Forestburg; District One Camp; Hutchinson County Picnic; and Youth Roundup in Aberdeen. The footage also includes youth members talking at a radio station, walking, and playing volleyball, The film has scenes from parades in Aberdeen and Watertown featuring members from around the state and promoting CO-OPs.

The film footage is in black and white, in color, and is silent with text segment titles.

South Dakota Farmers Union membership campaign film featuring Mr. and Mrs. John Keinon of Aberdeen, South Dakota. The footages is of their farm and combining a field of wheat. The film urges viewers to join the South Dakota Farmers Union. Black-and-white film. Sound

Candidate for Vice President William Miller shakes hands with Aberdeen, South Dakota Mayor Clifton Hurlbert on a stage, Representative Ben Reifel is standing behind them

Young Republicans from Northern State Teachers College; Bob England, Lloyd Duncan, Bill Walker, Sue Walker, Gary Kulm