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Representative Ben Reifel at an event

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel seated at a table with others eating a meal during an event

Representative Ben Reifel at an event

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1964 March 15

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel are with Representative E.Y. Berry and two other people

Representative Ben Reifel at an event

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel is with an unknown man who is shaking hands with a woman while another man watches, there is a sign in the background that reads: Ben for Congress

Representative Ben Reifel at an event

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel is placing some type of wreath or necklace around a woman's neck, three men are standing at a podium

Representative Ben Reifel at an event

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 at an event

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and other stand behind a table at an event

Representative Ben Reifel at an event

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel talks with two men at an event

Representative Ben Reifel at a YMCA International Crossroads breakfast in 1962

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1962 February 4

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel at a YMCA International Crossroads Sunday morning breakfast

Representative Ben Reifel at a YMCA International Crossroads breakfast in 1961

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1961 June 4

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel at a YMCA International Crossroads Sunday morning breakfast, he is standing by Takao Kawachi, the 13,000th to register and a student at Columbia from Japan, Hon. John B. Anderson of Illinois, and Paul C. Bievdle

Representative Ben Reifel at a voting booth in 1962

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1962

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel standing by a voting booth during the 1962 election

Representative Ben Reifel at a threshing bee in Madison, South Dakota in 1966

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1966 August

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel on a flatbed trailer throwing a pitchfork full of hay into a threshing machine at a threshing bee in Madison, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel at a threshing bee in Madison, South Dakota in 1966

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1966 August

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel on a flatbed trailer full throwing a pitchfork ful of hay into a threshing machine at a threshing bee in Madison, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel at a threshing bee in Madison, South Dakota in 1966

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1966 August

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel on a flatbed trailer full throwing a pitchfork ful of hay into a threshing machine at a threshing bee in Madison, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel at a threshing bee

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel looks at a grain auger at a threshing bee

Representative Ben Reifel at a threshing bee

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and other man feed sheaves of wheat into a threshing machine

Representative Ben Reifel at a Republican party meeting

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel attending a Republican party meeting with other people

Representative Ben Reifel at a reception in Washington, D.C. in 1963

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1963

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 at a reception for the London Symphony Orchestra in 1970

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1970 January 29

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

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

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1970 January 29

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

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

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1970 January 29

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

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

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1970 January 29

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel at a reception for South Dakota's best Homemaker of Tomorrow in 1963

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1963 June

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel at a reception for South Dakota's best Homemaker of Tomorrow Ruth Krueger left to rights: Margaret McBride, Ruth Krueger, Ben Reifel

Representative Ben Reifel at a parade in Flandreau, South Dakota in 1962

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1962 July 10

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel from the First District of South Dakota leaning against a car at the Santee Sioux Tribes Siouxtennial Parade in Flandreau, South Dakota, with him are (left to right) Ida Allen, two Santee Sioux children, and Gene King of KSOO radio

Representative Ben Reifel at a gathering

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel is among a crowd of people at a party, they all appear to be laughing

Representative Ben Reifel at a Former Members of Congress

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1985

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel at a Former Members of Congress meeting

Representative Ben Reifel at a Former Members of Congress

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel with three others at a Former Members of Congress meeting

Representative Ben Reifel at a dinner

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and another man are holding up their steaks at a dinner

Representative Ben Reifel at a Bill Harrison fundraising event in Sheridan, Wyoming in 1968

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1968 June 14

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel at a Bill Harrison fundraising event in Sheridan, Wyoming. Two women are on horses, Ben and another man stand nearby, they are all holding signs

Representative Ben Reifel as Frosty for the 1962 South Dakota Snow Queen Festival

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1962 January

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 and William Scranton meet others at an airport

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania meet with two other men at an airport

Representative Ben Reifel and William Scranton at an event

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and William Scranton talk with two other men at an event

Representative Ben Reifel and William Miller

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel standing at a podium, William Miller is standing beside him holding a piece of paper

Representative Ben Reifel and Whit Rork on the US Capitol steps in 1965

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1965 April

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Walter G. Hinckel in 1970

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1970 June 30

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and Walter G. Hinckel stand together at a podium. The photograph is signed: To Ben Reifel - A Great jobs well done - Walter G. Hinckel

Representative Ben Reifel and two men

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and two men sit at a table with a large painting on the wall behind them

Representative Ben Reifel and three others standing outside of Republican Headquarters in 1966

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1966

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and three others standing outside of Republican Headquarters building

Representative Ben Reifel and three other standing in front of the U.S. Capitol

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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. in 1963

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1963 September 27

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 and the W.F. Hartman family in 1965

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1965 June 25

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 87th Club in Washington, D.C. in 1961

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1961

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 in 1964

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1964

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

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

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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.

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 and Senator Karl Mundt meet with constituents

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Congress Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt meet with four constituents

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt at the Outstanding Reservist Awards in 1964

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1964 December

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt with others at the Outstanding Reservist Awards

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt at a reception for South Dakota's best Homemaker of Tomorrow in 1963

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1963 June

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt at a reception for South Dakota's best Homemaker of Tomorrow Ruth Krueger left to rights: Margaret McBride, Ben Reifel, Ruth Krueger, Karl Mundt

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt at a dinner with South Dakota oil jobbers in 1968

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1968 May

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator Karl Mundt

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel speaks with Senator Karl Mundt

Representative Ben Reifel and Senator George McGovern meet with 4-H club members in 1970

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1970 June 24

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 at the Women's Forum on National Security in Washington, D.C. in 1966

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1966

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 in 1965

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1965 March 19

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Selma Gifford, Assistant Commission of Indian Affairs in 1964

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1964

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall in 1967

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1967 May 2

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall

Representative Ben Reifel and Robert Webb on the US Capitol steps in 1965

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1965 June

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry with members of the Greater South Dakota Association in 1967

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1967 May

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel, Don Schweiger, president of the Greater South Dakota Association, Harold Lovre, and Representative E.Y. Berry standing in front of a building

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry with constituents

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 meet with South Dakota American Legion commanders

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry meet with South Dakota American Legion commanders Bill Lenker and Carle Lenker. The commanders are father and son

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

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 in 1967

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1967 March 17

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 and Representative Ancher Nelson in 1965

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1965 March

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 on the US Capitol steps in 1962

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1962 May 17

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and others discussing The Quiet Crisis, a book by Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and others sitting a table with a map of South Dakota and a copy of The Quiet Crisis, a book by Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall about the history of American conservation thought

Representative Ben Reifel and N.D. Tiwari on the US Capitol steps in 1964

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1964 May

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Knight on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

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1964 May

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

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1964 May

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

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1964 June

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 on the steps of the US Capitol in 1963

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1963 August 19

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 in Washington, D.C. in 1963

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1963 March

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 on the steps of the US Capitol

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 on the steps of the US Capitol

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 1962

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1962 September

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Wiest Schmacher on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

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1964 April 27

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 in Washington, D.C. in 1965

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1965 July

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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.

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Mary Ruth Franzen on the US Capitol steps in 1969

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1969 August 1

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 1967

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1967 March 17

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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

Representative Ben Reifel and Lawrence Welk

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Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and Lawrence Welk

Representative Ben Reifel and Larry Bonrud in Washington, D.C. in 1965

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1965 March

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 Karl Mundt in the 1961 Gypsy Days parade in Aberdeen, South Dakota

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1961 October

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 and John Stone in Washington, D.C.

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 Jim Conklin in 1961

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1961

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel eating a meal with Jim Conklin of Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with Joe and Nellie Bottum

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1962

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with Joe and Nellie Bottum, who were are of Reifel's campaign in 1962

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel en route to Hawaii in 1962

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1962 December

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with three woman on a boat en route to Hawaii

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel are with Senator Karl Mundt at an event

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circa 1961-1971

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel with Senator Karl Mundt and another man at an event

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice at an outdoor restaurant in 1965

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1965 January

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

Representative Ben Reifel and his wife Alice Reifel are with a couple at an outdoor restaurant; there is a note typed on the back: With the Compliments of Congress G. Elliott Hagan First District of Georgia

Representative Ben Reifel and Henry Quinn in Washington, D.C. in 1963

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1963 May 10

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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 in Washington, D.C. in 1963

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1963 August 5

Part of Benjamin Reifel Papers

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