[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

[Barbara and George H.W. Bush speak with Charlie Wilson and Ann Richards]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson laughing with First Lady Barbara Bush, President George H.W. Bush, and Texas Governor Ann Richards.
Date: 199X
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 and Barbara Wilson with Bill Clinton]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and his wife Barbara with President Bill Clinton at a holiday party.
Date: unknown
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 General Norman Schwarzkopf]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson shaking hands with General H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
Date: 199X
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 and Theodore Roosevelt Statue]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson standing in front of a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt during his 1976 campaign for the United States House of Representatives.
Date: 1976
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 Panama Canal Hearings]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking at Congressional hearings on treaties regarding the Panama Canal, possibly the Foreign Relations Committee.
Date: 1978
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 at the Marine Corps Monument]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson walking in front of a monument honoring the United States Marine Corps in Washington D. C. during the 1976 campaign.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Birthday June 1976]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson at his birthday celebration in June 1976, possibly in his Congressional office.
Date: June 1976
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