[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

[Charles Wilson Rides a Donkey in the 1994 Diboll Day Parade

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson riding a donkey in the 1994 Diboll Day Parade in Diboll, Texas.
Date: October 1, 1994
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 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

[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

[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

[Timber Charlie Stinks]

Photograph of a sign at a protest against the expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve in Southeast Texas on April 29, 1989. The sign, attached to a protestor's vehicle, reads, "'Timber Charlie' Stinks."
Date: April 29, 1989
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 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 No Evil 1981]

Photograph of Texas Congressional Delegation members Kent Hance, Charlie Wilson, and Phil Gramm in the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" pose at Ronald Reagan's inauguration on January 20, 1981.
Date: January 20, 1981
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hance Wilson Gramm Reagan Inauguration]

Photograph of Texas Congressional Delegation Members Kent Hance, Charles Wilson, and Phil Gramm at Ronald Reagan's inauguration on January 20, 1981.
Date: January 20, 1981
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson with President Carter

Photograph of (left to right) Harry Hubbard, Congressman Charles Wilson, and President Jimmy Carter eating on Air Force One on October 22, 1980. A signed inscription reads "Charlie, You're Great/ Jimmy Carter"
Date: October 22, 1980
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

[Charles Wilson Speaks to Constituents]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking to a group of interested constituents, June 1980.
Date: June 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Speaks with Constituents in 1980]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson meeting with constituents at a June 1980 district event.
Date: June 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Visits Manufacturing Plant]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson during a visit to a manufacturing plant in his district in June 1980.
Date: June 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson inside Mobile Office 02]

Photograph of the inside of Congressman Charles Wilson's mobile office, taken during a district tour in June 1980.
Date: February 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Poses with Consituents February 1980]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing with constituents at a district event in February 1980.
Date: February 1980
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Wilson Poses with Hunting Dogs]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson visiting a constituent and his hunting dogs in February 1980.
Date: February 1980
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 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

[Peyton Walters Mobile Office 1979]

Photograph of Peyton Walters driving Congressman Charles Wilson's mobile office. Walters, a former Polk County judge, began working for Wilson in 1979 to manage his mobile office program. He later served as Wilson's chief of staff from about 1991-1996 when Wilson retired from Congress.
Date: 1979
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 Speaks at Vidor Rotary]

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking at a Vidor Rotary Club meeting and Optimist Meeting in July 1978.
Date: July 1978
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History