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.
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson interacting with the crowd at a protest of the expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve, April 29, 1989.
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.
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.
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"
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."
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