John White Bear allotment, 1930
- MA009-0786
- 1930 June 17
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John White Bear living on his grandmother's allotment of 160 acres
John White Bear allotment, 1930
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John White Bear living on his grandmother's allotment of 160 acres
Johnson Scabby Face allotment, 1930
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Johnson Scabby Face on his deceased daughter's allotment as he is the sole heir to the estate of 160 acres
Labon Holy Pipe allotment, 1930
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Labon Holy Pipe on his own allotment of 32- acres, house build with personal funds
Luke Spider Back Bone allotment, 1930
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Luck Spider Back Bone living on his allotment of 640 acres, 1 room log house, dirt root, and dirt floor
Maj. Gen. J. Strom Thurmond accompanied by Honor Guard Commander Capt. Charles E. Guilford in 1966
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Maj. Gen. J. Strom Thurmond accompanied by Honor Guard Commander Capt. Charles E. Guilford salutes the colors during Honor Guard ceremonies
Masahide Shibusawa speaks at the Mackinac demonstration in 1965
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Masahide Shibusawa, Japanese business man, who is in charge of the work of Moral Re-Armament in Japan, speaks at the Mackinac demonstration. He has come to plan for the delegation of 100 Japanese students arriving later in July. Shibusawa's great-grandfather was the founder of modern industrial Japan
Members of Congress in session in the 1960s
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Members of Congress in session in the chambers of the United Stated capitol building
Members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee
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Representative Ben Reifel is with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee
Members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee
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Representative Ben Reifel is with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee
Members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee meet in Washington, D.C.
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Representative Ben Reifel meets with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee
Members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee meet in Washington, D.C.
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Representative Ben Reifel meets with other members of the 1968 Democratic National Congressional Committee
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary group
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Representative Ben Reifel is part of the Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary group
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Ben Reifel's various certificates and awards from many different organizations and groups.
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Miss Indian America Thomasine Hill is presenting Representative Ben Reifel an award at the Bill Harrison Fundraising event in Sheridan, Wyoming
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Minutes from the meeting of the Department of Racial and Cultural Relations, as well as correspondence in regards to Moral Re-Armament, which Ben Reifel supported.
National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children in 1980
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Ben Reifel is on the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, the group is on the lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence between Ben Reifel and members of Congress in regards to his appointment as assistant for Indian Affairs to the Director of National Park service.
National Retail Merchants Association dinner in Washington, D.C. in 1962
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Representative E.Y. Berry, Senator Karl Mundt, and Representative Ben Reifel are the guests of Harold Levinger of Yankton, South Dakota at the National Retail Merchants Association dinner in Washington, D.C.
Native Americans: Rosebud Sioux Tribal Election Dispute
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United State Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit proceedings of Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota v. Ed Driving Hawk case involving an election dispute. Also included is correspondence between Ben Reifel and the attorneys.
Newspaper Clippings about Ben Reifel
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Newspaper clippings of Ben Reifel and his various activities and work, as well as clippings of other notable people and events that were happening during his time.
Pamphlets Collected by Ben Reifel
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Bureau of Indian Afffairs and Farm Home Administration pamphlets pertaining to American Indian culture, census information, and farm loans. Other miscellaneous pamphlets are also included.
Paul Bear Save Life allotment, 1930
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Paul Bear Save Life on an heirship land of 80 acres
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Group of five people looking at maps
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Phillip Ritterbush, Special Assistant for Scientific Matters, Congressman Robert T. Ashmore, and Alice Reifel talking during an Evening at the Smithsonian
Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico in 1957
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Large group of people in front of the building at the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico
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Portrait of Ben Reifel during his 1960 campaign for Congress
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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, 1961
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Portrait of Major General Eugene F. Cardwell, Commanding General, Southern European Task Force
Portrait of Senator Karl Mundt in 1961
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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
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a group of people
President Eisenhower speaking at an event
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President Dwight Eisenhower is speaking at an event, there are men holding microphones in front of him
President Jimmy Carter Inauguration
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Invitation and program of the 1977 inauguration ceremony of President Jimmy Carter which Ben Reifel attended.
President John F. Kennedy Inauguration
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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.
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson bow their heads solemnly
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Frank Carlson bow their heads solemnly
President Lyndon B. Johnson at an event
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President Lyndon B. Johnson and two other men stand behind a table at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greeting people
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President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greeting people
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President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greeting people
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President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson greeting people
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President Lyndon B. Johnson greets other men at an event
President Lyndon B. Johnson Inauguration
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Official inaugural program from the 1965 inauguration ceremony of President Lyndon B. Johnson which Ben Reifel attended.
President Lyndon B. Johnson walks out of a room
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President Lyndon B. Johnson walks out of a room in front of three other men
President Richard M. Nixon Inauguration
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Offical guidebook to the 1969 inauguration ceremony of President Richard M. Nixon which Ben Reifel attended.
President Richard Nixon delivering his budget address to Congress in 1970
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President Richard Nixon delivering his budget address to Congress
Programs Collected by Ben Reifel
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Flyers, seating lists, and programs from various events that Ben Reifel attended and was a guest speaker.
Rajmohan Gandhi addressing over 800 delegates to the Mackinac demonstration in 1965
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Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma, and Editor-in-Chief of the Indian weekly ""Himmat,"" addressing over 800 delegates to the Mackinac demonstration in 1965
Reifel Family Marriage and Death Certificates
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Death certificate of Alice Reifel, wife of Ben Reifel, and a marriage certificate of William M. Reifel and Lucy B. Breast, Ben Reifel's parents.
Religion: Prayer Breakfast Meetings
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Correspondence and other documents related to House Prayer Breakfast group meetings, a forum for notable political, social, and business figures to meet and build relationships. Reifel held the positions of secretary, vice president, and president for the group.
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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.
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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.
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Reporters and supporters listening to Ronald Reagan in Brookings, South Dakota campaigning for Nixon-Agnew in 1968
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Representative Ben Reifel with a traveling classroom group from Nova Scotia on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964
Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, and Web Hill in Washington, D.C. in 1961
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Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, and Web Hill looking at a beaded American Indian shirt in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office
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Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota
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Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota
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Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota
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Representative Ben Reifel pointing with his right hand
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Representative Ben Reifel talking with two men
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Former Representative Ben Reifel talking with a man in a classroom
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Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota
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Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota
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Portrait of Representative Ben Reifel, a Republican from the First District of South Dakota
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Representative Ben Reifel is seated in an audience, the audience is applauding
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Representative Ben Reifel is talking to a constituent
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Representative Ben Reifel and an unknown man in Washington, D.C.; there is illegible writing in the bottom right hand corner of the image
Representative Ben Reifel aboard a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship the Santa Maria
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Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands with a man in front of Christopher Columbus' cabin aboard a replica of the ship the Santa Maria
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS John Marshall in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel and John Roy Lucas, electronics technician first class, from Madison, South Dakota, talking aboard the USS John Marshall, an Ethan Allen-class submarine
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands with an officer aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel eating with the crewmen aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel inspects an aircraft gun aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel talks with officers aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel in the mess line aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel eating with the crewmen aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel sits in a rescue helicopter aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel visits the main ship's store aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel aboard the USS Lake Champlain CVS-39, an Essex-class aircraft carrier
Representative Ben Reifel addresses South Dakota Farmers Union bus trippers in 1965
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Representative Ben Reifel addresses South Dakota Farmers Union bus trippers in the Veterans Affairs Committee Room in Washington, DC
Representative Ben Reifel and 1961 South Dakota Cherry Blossom Princess Patricia Lay
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Representative Ben Reifel and 1961 South Dakota Cherry Blossom Princess Patricia Lay from Aberdeen, South Dakota
Representative Ben Reifel and 1965 summer intern Mike Pieplow on the US Capitol steps
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Representative Ben Reifel and 1965 summer intern Mike Pieplow from Aberdeen, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps
Representative Ben Reifel and 1967 intern, Donna Bluehorse, on the US Capitol steps
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Representative Ben Reifel and 1967 intern, Donna Bluehorse, who was also Miss Rosebud, on the US Capitol steps
Representative Ben Reifel and 1968 summer intern D'Ann Kyrk
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Representative Ben Reifel and summer intern D'Ann Kyrk, an Augustana College student from Milbank, South Dakota, working in Reifel's office
Representative Ben Reifel and a constituent on the US Capitol steps in 1963
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Representative Ben Reifel and a constituent on the US Capitol steps
Representative Ben Reifel and a young cadet
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Representative Ben Reifel and a young cadet
Representative Ben Reifel and a young cadet
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Representative Ben Reifel and a young cadet
Representative Ben Reifel and A.E. Crook on the US Capitol steps in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel and A.E. Crook of Frankfort, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps
Representative Ben Reifel and A.E. Crooks in 1961
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Representative Ben Reifel talks with A.E. Crooks of Frankfort, South Dakota. Reifel is holding a bowl of sugar cubes
Representative Ben Reifel and Al Gustafson in 1962
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Representative Ben Reifel is with his wife, Alice Reifel, and Al Gustafson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota