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[Anti- Big Thicket Expansion Protest Sign]

Description: 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
Partner: The History Center

[Timber Charlie Stinks]

Description: 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
Partner: The History Center

[Charles Wilson and Big Thicket Protesters]

Description: 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
Partner: The History Center

[Charles Wilson Portrait]

Description: 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
Partner: The History Center

[Charles Wilson Campains with Ann Richards and Miss Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: The History Center

[Ward Burke]

Description: Photograph of Lufkin Attorney Ward Burke. Congressman Charles Wilson is in the background on the far right.
Date: unknown
Partner: The History Center

[Charles Wilson and Johnny Cash]

Description: Photograph of Johnny Cash at a fundraiser for Congressman Charles Wilson in Orange, Texas in 1994.
Date: 1994
Partner: The History Center

[Tom Hanks and Charles Wilson Movie Poster]

Description: Photograph of a poster of actor Tom Hanks and former Congressman Charles Wilson. Hanks portrayed Wilson in the motion picture "Charlie Wilson's War." The poster is inscribed "Charlie, at least the suspenders are correct! Tom Hanks"
Date: 200X
Partner: The History Center

[Chief Batisse and Charles Wilson]

Description: Photograph of Chief Kina Robert Fulton Battise, Chief of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe in Texas, and Charles Wilson in December 1972 during the Governor for a Day celebrations.
Date: December 1972
Partner: The History Center
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