[Charles Wilson Portrait]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson. This photograph was a personal favorite of Barbara and Charlie Wilson. Taken October 7, 2003. Charles Bogel is the photographer.
Date: October 7, 2003
Creator: Bogel, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anti- Big Thicket Expansion Protest Sign]

Photograph of East Texans protesting expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve on April 29, 1989. Their sign reads "Give me Liberty or Give me death, but Don't Give me 'Charlie'." Congressman Charles Wilson supported the expansion of the area protected by the federal government, an opinion that put him at odds with some of his constituents, particularly private property owners and those who made their living from the forest products industry.
Date: April 29, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur Temple Jr. with Wilmuth Wilson at District Event]

Photograph of Arthur Temple Jr. at one of Congressman Charles Wilson's district events, likely in the early 1980s. Wilmuth Wilson, Charlie's mother, is on the left.
Date: 198X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buddy Temple Gives Speech at Wilson's Governor Day]

Photograph of State representative Buddy Temple, friend of Charlie Wilson, speaking at Wilson's Governor for a Day ceremony at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County, Texas on December 2, 1972. Behind him are Charlie Wilson and his first wife Jerry, and Lufkin attorney Martin Dies. Judge John Hannah was also in attendance.
Date: December 2, 1972
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson and Ben Barnes]

Photograph of Senator Charles Wilson receiving the gavel from Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes upon his appointment as chairman of the Texas Senate Banking Committee, February 6, 1969.
Date: February 6, 1969
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson and Big Thicket Protesters]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson interacting with the crowd at a protest of the expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve, April 29, 1989.
Date: April 29, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson and Bob Eckhardt]

Photograph of Charlie Wilson with Congressman Robert C. (Bob) Eckhardt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson and his Mobile Office 1979]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson standing in front of his "mobile office" in 1979. He and his office staff used the RV to travel to different cities throughout his large, rural congressional district, in order to meet with constituents.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson and Johnny Cash]

Photograph of Johnny Cash at a fundraiser for Congressman Charles Wilson in Orange, Texas in 1994.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson and Staff Member]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking with a staff member in his Congressional office.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson and Sugar Ray Leonard]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Answers Questions]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson taking questions at his desk.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson at Corps of Engineers Meeting]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking with concerned constituents at a Corps Of Engineers Meeting in 1978.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson at Dayton Townhall]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson meeting with constituents at a town hall meeting in Dayton, Texas in July 1978.
Date: July 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson at Deweyville Post Office]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson at a flag raising ceremony at the post office in Deweyville, Texas in February 1981. Deweyville High School students look on.
Date: February 1981
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson at the Lufkin Autumn Club]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson meeting with members of the Lufkin Autumn Club.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Campains with Ann Richards and Miss Texas]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson, Governor Ann Richards, and Miss Texas Rhonda Morrison in the parking lot of the Angelina County Exposition Center in Lufkin, Texas at the conclusion of their day-long helicopter tour. The tour occurred during the 1992 campaign on October 14, and began in Orange with stops in Silsbee, Jasper, and Center. After ceremonies at the Exposition Center, it concluded with a reception at Crown Colony Country Club.
Date: October 14, 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Diboll Day Parade1986]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing on a float for the Diboll Day parade in Diboll, Texas on October 4, 1986.
Date: October 4, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Donates Papers to SFA ]

Photograph of U.S. Congressman Charles Wilson, (D-Lufkin) (second from left), who was warmly welcomed at a reception at Stephen F. Austin State University when he presented a collection of his official papers to the university's Ralph W. Steen Library. The collection includes Wilson's records while a senator in the Texas Legislature as well as federal papers since he has been a U.S. Congressman. Looking on as Wilson shows his scrapbook, which was kept during his senate term are (from left) Dr. William R. Johnson, president of SFA; Ernestine Hendry, associate dean of student development; Dr. David Cox, professor of political science; and Charles Haas, vice president of fiscal affairs.
Date: 1979
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Early Portrait]

Photograph of Charles Wilson, date unknown.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Governor for a Day]

Photograph of Charlie Wilson holding a seal of the Trinity River Authority of Texas at his Governor for a Day ceremony on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County, Texas. December 2, 1972.
Date: December 2, 1972
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Governor for Day]

Photograph of Charlie Wilson signing papers at his Governor for a Day ceremony on December 2, 1972 at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County, Texas. Chief R. F. Battise sits to Wilson's left.
Date: December 2, 1972
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Greets Golda Meir]

Photograph of U.S. Congressman Charles Wilson shaking the hand of Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel from 1969-1974. She visited the United States in 1973.
Date: 1973~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson in his Mobile Office 1980]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson conversing with constituents inside his mobile office, June 1980.
Date: June 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History