N.E. Hansen and his son, Carl Hansen, with three men at an orchard near Chelyabinsk, Russia; written in pencil on the back: one of the orchard places Russia 1934
N.E. Hansen and his son, Carl Hansen, in the back seat of a car with an unknown man in Chelyabinsk, Russia, there are people crowding around the car
N.E. Hansen (right of tree) and his son, Carl Hansen (far right) are with three other men in Russia
N.E. Hansen (back row hear center with lighter color jacket, white beard) and Ivan V. Michurin (seated in front of Hansen) pose for a photograph with a large group of people at Michurin's orchard in Chelyabinsk, Russia
N.E. Hansen and Ivan V. Michurin, a Russian horticulturalist, looking at a field notebook at his orchard in Russia
N.E. Hansen meeting Ivan V. Michurin, a Russian horticulturalist, at his orchard in Russia
N.E. Hansen and native Manchu mountain farmer in Myfun in northern China in 1924, note the noodles and squash drying in the background; written in pencil on the back: Myfun, North China N.E. Hansen and native Manchu mountain farmer note macaroni hung up in rear and dried squash
N.E. Hansen and two assistants are gathering specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants are gathering specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924, Hansen is holding a peach tree specimen, one man is holding a gun; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924, Hansen is holding a peach tree specimen, one man is holding a gun, burlap bags are holding specimens, there is a dog in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen and two assistants rest in the grass on their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen looking at bags of soybeans at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China, there are men sitting by a building in the background; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans at Futachien 1924
N.E. Hansen looking at onions and other vegetables for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Onions, etc. at Futachien 1924
N.E. Hansen at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China, there are men sitting by a building in the background; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924
N.E. Hansen stands in front of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station display, there is a sign that encourages viewers to 'Join the State Horticultural Society' and features the Waneta Plum, there is a sign for 'Breeding Hardy Fruits"" and may South Dakota State College pennants and a United States flag hanging on the wall in the booth
Man smiles for the camera while N.E. Hansen is looking the fruit he has for sale at a bazaar in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Harbin 1924
N.E. Hansen and another man are standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924
N.E. Hansen with two others standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924
N.E. Hansen with two others standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924
N.E. Hansen and another man are standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924
N.E. Hansen and another man are sitting in rickshaws while Hansen was on the hunt for pears in northern China, there are several children surrounding them; written in pencil on the back: 1924 Hunting for Pears Niels Hansen north China
N.E. Hansen posing for a photograph with four people Chelyabinsk, Russia; written in pencil on the back: Tscheljabinsk 1934
N.E. Hansen looking at a sapling tree at in orchard in Chelyabinsk, Russia with two other men; written in pencil on the back: Tscheljabinsk 1934
N.E. Hansen with a man wearing white in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924
N.E. Hansen during his trip to Russia in 1934
N.E. Hansen wearing a Siberian costume and holding a sheaf of wild Siberian flowered alfalfa
N.E. Hansen Memorial Garden located at McCrory Gardens on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota
N.E. Hansen Memorial Garden located at McCrory Gardens on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota
N.E. Hansen is seated the back of a horse drawn wagon full of wild Siberian alfalfa, there are camels behind him and several other people around him, the photographs was taken while N.E. Hansen was among the Kirghiz Tartars in Semipalatinsk, Siberia
N.E. Hansen on the hardy alfalfa trail in Siberia, there are three horse-drawn wagons in a town, Hansen is riding on the first wagon
N.E. Hansen and a companion on a horse-drawn wagon ready to start the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Starting over the mountains to Hinggan 1924 North China
N.E. Hansen standing by a fruit tree on the campus of South Dakota State College that was part of Hansen's research on fruit
N.E. Hansen looking at a fruit tree on the campus of South Dakota State College that was part of Hansen's research on fruit
N.E. Hansen looking at a fruit tree on the campus of South Dakota State College that was part of Hansen's research on fruit
N.E. Hansen standing by a fruit tree on the campus of South Dakota State College that was part of Hansen's research on fruit
N.E. Hansen is standing behind a man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and two baskets full of pears at Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China, there are two men accompanying them; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924
N.E. Hansen is standing behind a man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and two baskets full of pears at Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China, there are two men accompanying them, another man stands off to the left; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924
N.E. Hansen (wearing hat) is with friends in Brookings, South Dakota; writing on the back: S.D. plant wizard and friends Brookings 5-19-39 compliments York Sampson
Four of N.E. Hansen's assistants stand by a horse-drawn wagon by a building at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China
N.E. Hansen's assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924, one man is holding a gun; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924
N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters for pears in the mountains 1924
N.E. Hansen's mountain headquarters is nestled in the trees while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924
N.E. Hansen's mountain headquarters is nestled in the trees while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924
Burdette Solum, president of Norwest Bank in Watertown, South Dakota, Fritzie, Class of 1933, and Ben Reifel, Class of 1932 were all welcomed as members of the Campanile Society by South Dakota State University president Robert Wagner
Group of writers at the Oak Lake Writers' retreat that includes Charles Woodard and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn (front row).
Students and mentors discussing material around a table at the Oak Lake Writers' retreat.
Street scene in Old Havana, Cuba, with cars, men and the sign and shopfront of La Bodeguita del Medio visible
People standing on balconies in Old Havana, Cuba
View of cars and Old Havana from Fortaleza San Carlos de la Caba
Architecture in Old Havana, Cuba
Facade in Old Havana, Cuba
Ornate facade in Old Havana, Cuba
Ornate designs on a building in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924
Ornate sign hanging over store in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924
Tree surrounded by a small lattice fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Garden feature by a small lattice fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Child running by the ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Ornamental plantings in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Ornamental plantings and statuary in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Man standing by some ornamental plantings in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924
Paul Bear Save Life on an heirship land of 80 acres
Pear tree in the mountains was photographed as an example during N.E. Hansen's research on pears at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924
Group of five people looking at maps
Phillip Ritterbush, Special Assistant for Scientific Matters, Congressman Robert T. Ashmore, and Alice Reifel talking during an Evening at the Smithsonian
Large group of people in front of the building at the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico
Back of photo of Edgar S. McFadden at a flax nursery in Kenedy, Texas. Includes handwritten notes.
Edgar S. McFadden photograph of a flax nursery in Kenedy, Texas.
Point on the Inland Sea in Japan; written in pencil on the back Point on Inland Sea, Japan 1924
Man speaking with police officers in Cuba
Policeman on the airstrip at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Eastern Airlines plane on which Republican vice presidential candidate William Miller arrived on for a campaign rally is in the background
Porters lifting iron pipes at the port on Tokyo Bay at Yokohama, Japan; written in pencil on the back: Porters lifting iron pipes at Yokohama 1924
Portrait of a young Edgar S. McFadden
Portrait of Ben Reifel during his 1960 campaign for Congress
Signed portrait from Representative E.Y. Berry to Representative Ben Reifel: Best wishes to by colleague - a good Congressman Ben Reifel, E.Y. Berry
Portrait of Major General Eugene F. Cardwell, Commanding General, Southern European Task Force
Signed portrait from Senator Karl Mundt to Representative Ben Reifel: To Ben Reifel, A great campaigner with a bright congressional future. You are a real credit to our native state of South Dakota. Karl E. Mundt, U.S. Senate Jan. 16, 1961
Transmission lines on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a group of people
President Dwight Eisenhower is speaking at an event, there are men holding microphones in front of him
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson bow their heads solemnly
President Lyndon B. Johnson and two other men stand behind a table at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson walks out of a room in front of three other men
President Richard Nixon delivering his budget address to Congress
1977 South Dakota men's basketball delegation to Cuba organized by Senator George McGovern and attended by students athletes from South Dakota State University and South Dakota State University, as well as Governor James Abourezk. Includes press correspondence and names of national media representatives on the trip. Also includes Spanish language text of article from the Cuban magazine 'Bohemia.'
Reporters and South Dakota basketball delegation players walking down street in Cuba
Reporters and South Dakota basketball delegation players walking down street in Cuba
Man taking notes and woman interviewing a member of South Dakota delegation in Cuba