Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993

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William Bryan Wilson (1914-1993) was born in Henry County, Ga.. His family moved to Atlanta in 1923 where he remained for the rest of his life. He graduated from Technological High School in 1932 and went on to study Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech while working at night for the Associated Press. Wilson worked for the Atlanta Constitution from 1937-1942, and then volunteered for the Navy during World War II and worked as a photographer. Following the war, Wilson returned to Atlanta where he worked for the Atlanta Journal until he retired in 1979. In 1953, Wilson won several national awards for a photograph he took of the family of Korean War Prisoner of War, J.P. Love upon his return to the United States.

From the description of Bill Wilson photographs : People, 1938-1984, undated (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 225149844

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creatorOf Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993. Bill Wilson photographs : People, 1938-1984, undated Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
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associatedWith Allen, Ivan, 1911- person
associatedWith Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) corporateBody
associatedWith Atlanta Constitution (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team) corporateBody
associatedWith Atlanta Journal (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith Black, George. person
associatedWith Bond, Julian, 1940- person
associatedWith Browder, Earl, 1891-1973. person
associatedWith Candler, Warren A. (Warren Akin), 1857-1941. person
associatedWith George, Walter F. (Walter Franklin), 1878-1957. person
associatedWith Georgia. General Assembly. corporateBody
associatedWith Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982. person
associatedWith Hartsfield, William Berry. person
associatedWith Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003. person
associatedWith Mann, Earl. person
associatedWith McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969. person
associatedWith Methodist Children's Home (Decatur, Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Rabun County Memorial Hospital (Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002. person
associatedWith Tower Theater Group (Atlanta, Ga.) corporateBody
associatedWith Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998. person
associatedWith West Georgia College. corporateBody
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Georgia--Atlanta
Carrollton (Ga.)
United States
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Baseball
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing
Football
Journalists
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Photojournalism
Picnics
Presidents
Prisoners of war
Railroads
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Active 1914

Active 1993

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