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Wilson Rawls

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Dreams Can Come True
A Photo Album

More Information About:
Wilson Rawls
"Dreams Can Come True" the Rawls Memorial Statue

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Wilson and Sophie were married
in 1958 in Idaho Falls, ID

Sophie and Wilson in 1961

Portrait of Wilson Rawls

Wilson Rawls in 1961

Wilson at a book signing

Wilson enjoyed hunting

Wilson fishing

Good catch

Concerning His Hobbies:

"I have only two. I am an ardent fly fisherman
and hunter. I wouldn't trade a good bedroll by
a blue mountain stream for the best bed in the
Waldorf Astoria.

Wilson fishing with his dogs

A favorite pastime.

"The sweetest music I have ever heard is the
snake-like buzz of a busy reel, and there is no
feeling like the feel of a trusted rod bent in a
rainbow arch by a fighting trout on
the end of a line. "

These photos were drawn from the materials collected by Madelaine Love in 1997 as a part of the "Woodrow Wilson Rawls: Dreams Can Come True" research project funded by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council and the Idaho Falls Public Library. The original interview tapes and transcripts, photographs and other materials are housed in the Idaho Room of the Idaho Falls Public Library and used with permission. Any use without permission is expressly forbidden.