Edgar S. McFadden photograph of a flax nursery in Kenedy, Texas.
Back of photo of Edgar S. McFadden at a flax nursery in Kenedy, Texas. Includes handwritten notes.
Representative Ben Reifel talking with farmers about sugar beets during his 1960 campaign for Congress
Representative Ben Reifel talking with farmers about sugar beets during his 1960 campaign for Congress
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 farmers about sugar beets during his 1960 campaign for Congress
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 standing by a Farmall tractor
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
Ben Reifel talking about sugar beets with three men during his 1960 campaign for Congress
Ben Reifel talking about sugar beets with a group of men during his 1960 campaign for Congress
Ben Reifel and an elderly man looking at grain samples
Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer standing by a Farmall tractor
Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer about sugar beets during his 1960 campaign for Congress
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
Ben Reifel is watching a man work in a blacksmith shop during his 1960 campaign for Congress, there is an anvil in the foreground
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
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
Ben Reifel in Plankinton, South Dakota during the final days of his 1960 campaign for Congress
Representative Ben Reifel talking with a farmer while standing in a cattle feed lot, there are heifer cows in the background
Representative Ben Reifel pointing with his right hand
Ben Reifel reading an Aberdeen American News newspaper heading declaring him as the winner of the 1960 Republican primary in the first district of South Dakota, the headline reads: Reifel wins GOP contest
Portrait of Ben Reifel during his 1960 campaign for Congress
Representative Ben Reifel giving a talk in Mitchell, South Dakota
Representative Ben Reifel giving a talk in Mitchell, South Dakota
Representative Ben Reifel giving a talk in Mitchell, 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
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
Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota
Portrait of Ben Reifel
Representative Ben Reifel talking on a phone in his Washington. D.C. office
Former Representative Ben Reifel standing on the steps leading to the capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Representative Ben Reifel walking down a Washington D.C. street carrying a briefcase
Representative Ben Reifel is holding a sign that reads: American Ships Strengthen America
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 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 at the door to his office in Washington D.C in the summer of 1962
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 speaking into a dictating machine
Representative Ben Reifel feeding an elephant peanuts
Representative Ben Reifel wearing a hat and standing in front of the capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Representative Ben Reifel feeding an elephant peanuts
Representative Ben Reifel sitting at his Washington D.C. desk with a large pile of legislation
Representative Ben Reifel standing by the entrance to Chief Jack House's summer dwelling in Colorado, Chief Jack was the last chief of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe
Representative Ben Reifel showing Springfield, Virginia Girl Scouts, Debbie Bowers and Linda Black, Native American artifacts, Reifel is holding a peace pipe and the girls are wearing headdresses
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 is sitting at a desk while Cub Scout Russell Nelson Gates stands next to Reifel saluting him for a Cub Scout operation called Operation VIP, there is a brass elephants sitting on the desk
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
Representative Ben Reifel at a Girl Scouts handbook presentation, Debbie Bowers and Linda Black are holding handbooks, one is wearing a Native American headdress, Reifel is wearing a headdress and holding a peace pipe
Representative Ben Reifel showing Springfield, Virginia Girl Scouts, Debbie Bowers and Linda Black, Native American artifacts, Reifel is putting a headdress on his head, one girl is holding a peace pipe, the other girl is holding books and wearing a headdress
Group of Republicans at United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a group of people
South Dakota Tuberculosis and Health Association annual meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Standing left to right: Ben Reifel, Ray Jonz, and two unidentified men; Front row left to right: Dr. Mary Walton, Phoebe Downing, Marian Paints, Mrs. Alfred Janis
Frank Good Lance, Ben Reifel, and Thor Spotted Bear standing by Wounded Knee Monument on Mother's Day
Representative Ben Reifel discussing issues with a group at a conference table
Representative Ben Reifel and a U.S. National park ranger standing outside
Verly Hofer, Representative Ben Reifel, Dan Van Bocbern, and Fred Coursey pose with a trophy
Representative Ben Reifel with a group at the Rice-Pasture Experiment Station in Beaumont, Texas in 1961
Delores Racine-Blackfeet in American Indian costume with Ben Reifel and an unidentified woman, Ben Reifel is holding a plaque
Representative Ben Reifel and a U.S. National park ranger standing outside
People standing on a dock waiting to board a charter fishing boat
Group of five people looking at maps
Representative Ben Reifel is talking with Minnesota Governor Al Quie and Representative Jim Abdnor at a Republican dinner in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Barbara Peet, Robert Orben, and another woman in a living room setting, Orben is President Nixon's speech writer
Alice Reifel, Mrs. Durwinski, and Mrs. Montoya in California when their husbands were there with the Mexican-United States delegation
Mrs. Robert Orben and Ambassador Edward Peale of Liberia chatting in a home setting
Barbara Peet and Robert Orben talking in a living room
Florence Peale, wife of Ambassador Edward Peale of Liberia, is visiting the Mrs. Robert Orben, wife of the speech writer for President Nixon
Ben Reifel and Les Kennedy in Haily, Idaho
Ben Reifel is at a luau, Hawaiian dancers dressed in grass skirts are providing entertainment
Representative Ben Reifel and his wife, Alice Reifel, are with Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Schuelke of Groton, South Dakota
Woman dancing at a luau
Alice Reifel with several other women during a birthday party for Representative Ben Reifel
Alice Reifel on stage with several other women during a birthday party for Representative Ben Reifel
Alice Reifel on stage with several other women during a birthday party for Representative Ben Reifel
Alice Reifel with several other women during a birthday party for Representative Ben Reifel
Representative Ben Reifel talking with constituents, there is a large tent in the background
Representative Ben Reifel talking with constituents, there is a large tent in the background
Representative Ben Reifel talking with two men
Representative Ben Reifel talking with an unknown man
Ben Reifel speaking to voters at the courthouse in Woonsocket, South Dakota
Ben Reifel holding a plaque, there are four people with him
Representative Ben Reifel talking with a constituent in the Black Hills of South Dakota, they are outside standing by a truck
Ben Reifel at a Nixon for President campaign rally, two women are pinning something on to the lapel of his suit
Men with trucks in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Two men sitting in front of a display of two marlin fish attached to a sign which reads: City of Miami, Pier 5 - World's Finest Fishing Fleet
Representative Ben Reifel standing at a podium, William Miller is standing beside him holding a piece of paper
