Representative Ben Reifel meeting with South Dakota constituents in his Washington, D.C. office. Left to right: Annette Milbrandt, Rich Loomis, Representative Reifel, Arlen Poppen, Cynthia Sandberg

Representative Ben Reifel with South Dakota constituents in his Washington, D.C. office. Bob Gradeneauer is handing Representative Reifel a camera; from left to right: Bob Artz, Aberdeen, Lester McNamara, Watertown, and Bob Gradeneauer, Aberdeen, Representative Reifel

Representative Ben Reifel meets with Gabriel Nelson, Wakonda, South Dakota, Loren Adamson and Ralph Landsman, both from Centerville, South Dakota, to discuss the Vermillion River flood control project in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office

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

Representative Ben Reifel walking down a Washington D.C. street carrying a briefcase

Representative Ben Reifel in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel talking on a phone in his Washington. D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel sitting at his Washington D.C. desk with a large pile of letters

Representative Ben Reifel sitting at his Washington D.C. desk with a large pile of legislation

Representative Ben Reifel (center) presents Wilma L. Victor with the Achievement Award of the Indian Council Fire Achievement Award, Inc. Looking on are Commissioner of Indian Affairs Louis R. Bruce (left) and Marion Gridley (right), editor of the Amerindian, Chicago, Illinois. The award was made in the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Visitors from abroad surround the speaker of the day, Representative Ben Reifel, at the International Crossroads Sunday Morning Breakfast

Visitors from abroad surround the speaker of the day, Representative Ben Reifel, at the International Crossroads Sunday Morning Breakfast

Visitors from abroad surround the speaker of the day, Representative Ben Reifel, at the International Crossroads Sunday Morning Breakfast

Representative Ben Reifel with others at the Puerto Rican Cherry Blossom reception in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel with Margaret Ward, Yankton, South Dakota and Sheldon Ward, Pottersville, New York at the dedication of the Joseph Ward statue in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel is with A.E. Crooks of Frankfurt, South Dakota, and Dan Nohr of Yankton, South Dakota waiting to testify before the Committee on Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

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

Representative Ben Reifel escorts Nancy Nadeau, Cherry Blossom Princess, at the 1962 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel at the door to his office in Washington D.C in the summer of 1962

Representative Ben Reifel with two others at George Washington University commencement

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife, Alice Reifel, are at a reception in Washington, D.C. with Web Hill, and a representative of Life Magazine

Representative Ben Reifel and at a reception for the London Symphony Orchestra in 1970

Representative Ben Reifel and at a reception for the London Symphony Orchestra in 1970

Representative Ben Reifel and others are looking at an architectural model at a reception for the London Symphony Orchestra in 1970

Representative Ben Reifel and at a reception for the London Symphony Orchestra in 1970

Representative Ben Reifel and Whit Rork, Northern States Power, Sioux Falls, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

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

Representative Ben Reifel and the Yankton College Board of Trustees in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background. Left to right: J.M. Lloyd, H.A. Rhian, Ben Reifel, Harold Levinger, H.C. Danforth

Representative Ben Reifel stands in front of the statue of Joseph Ward with Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Hartman and their family in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

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

Representative Ben Reifel and South Dakota Girls Nation delegates, Janet Ramsey (left) of Rapid City and Mary Weatherill (right) of Yankton, on the US Capitol steps

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt with a large group of men in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, and Senator Karl Mundt at a dinner with South Dakota oil jobbers in Washington, D.C.

Congressman Ben Reifel and Senator George McGovern meet with a group of 4-H club members visiting Washington, D.C. in the Senate dining room

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator George McGovern talk with a woman at the Women's Forum on National Security in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Ed Brooke, formerly Massachusetts Attorney General, are being interviewed

Representative Ben Reifel is sitting on a sofa with Selma Gifford, Assistant Commission of Indian Affairs in a Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel and Robert Webb from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry showing an American Indian headdress to two men in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry discuss H.R. 12425

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry are with other legislators on the US Capitol steps. Written on the back: RtA (?) Legislation

Representative Ben Reifel (S.D.) and Representative Ancher Nelson (Minn.) are wearing American Indian headdresses and holding a Washington Daily Globe newspaper

Representative Ben Reifel and Peter Barnett of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and N.D. Tiwari of India on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Knight from California on the steps of the US Capitol. Knight was a former classmate of Reifel

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schmacher from Leola, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. U.C. Edwards from Tyndall, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moe from Alexandria, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Andersh from Wagner, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. George Scully from Madison South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boekelheide from Redfield, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Johnson in Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Wiest Schmacher from Herried, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Madsen from Aberdeen, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Mary Ruth Franzen, a delegate to Girls Nation from Britton, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel and Margaret Ferguson of the South Dakota Nurses Association in his Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel and Larry Bonrud from Pierre, South Dakota 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 and Henry Quinn from Sioux Falls, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and Harlan R. Olson of South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota, are in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

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

Representative Ben Reifel shows Don Clausen a Native American headdress and peace pipe. There is a mounted pheasant on the wall above their heads

Representative Ben Reifel (S.D.) and Don Clauson of Crescent City, California are wearing American Indian headdresses and holding a peace pipe

Representative Ben Reifel and Dick Chapman on the US Capitol steps

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

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Bob Barker of the television program Truth or Consequences in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel is shaking hand with astronaut Gus Grissom, Betty Grissom, astronaut John W. Young and his wife, Barbara Young stand to the right

Representative Ben Reifel is shaking hand with astronaut Gus Grissom, Betty Grissom, astronaut John W. Young and his wife, Barbara Young stand to the right

Representative Ben Reifel is shaking hand with astronaut Gus Grissom, Betty Grissom stands to the right

Representative Ben Reifel and Arnold Carlson, Jr., a Naval Academy cadet from Miller, South Dakota, in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel and another man with President Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey is visible in the background on the left

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton and their son, Stuart on the steps of the US Capitol. Clayton is a US Attorney from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with the Ken Vaughn family and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lay on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with the Harold Van Beckern family from Wessington Springs, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Sue and Lynn Phelps from San Diego, California on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. William Sonday from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Wes Newfield and their son, Bob, on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. L.H. (Lefty) Johnson of Estelline, South Dakota and Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. R.S. Brown of Rockville, Maryland on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schmitt from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Miss Indian American and other on the steps of the US Capitol. Dick Hart, Mrs. Bryce Lay, Alice Reifel, Congressman James Battin (above Alice Reifel), Miss Indian American Willamette Youpee, Mrs. Dick Hart, Ben Reifel, and William Harrison

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Lt. and Mrs. Roger Zebarth on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Julianne Thomas and Mark Simmons from Pierre, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Judi Sorenson, 1964 Cherry Blossom Princess, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sorenson on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Irene Jenks on the steps of the US Capitol in 1968

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Georgia Rae Easter Delaney and friends on the steps of the US Capitol

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 and Alice Reifel with Father John F. Bryde on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with F. Colby, and Captain and Mrs. Charles Broz on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with Core Fluke and Lynn Stoneboat on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents on the steps of the US Capitol. Back row Ben Reifel, Sister Esther, Karl Mundt, Elsie Nelson, Mrs. Glen Hilland. Second row: Mrs. Niels Weber and daughter, Mrs. McGovern, Mrs. Mundt, Alice Reifel, Mrs. Pat Harvey. Front row: Niels Weber, Sister Elizabeth Ann

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel with constituents in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background