In 1926, Bill and Lois Wilson were in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Lois’s entry in her
Diary of Two Motorcycle Hobos for this date reads:
We are not stopping in Pittsburgh as first planned, but are driving straight home, in order to be on time for Kitty’s [her sister’s] wedding. Now that we are on the home stretch, we can hardly wait to get there.In 1942, a newspaper in New Haven, Connecticut, published an article about Alcoholics Anonymous that included a photo of members sitting in a circle.
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In 1942, The Journal-Herald in Dayton, Ohio, published a series of
stories [right] about Alcoholics
Anonymous, including titles such as “‘Alcoholics Anonymous’,” “EXTRA! AA Clubs
in Northwest to Gather June 14th for Picnic at Madison, Wisconsin,” and
“‘AA’—National Organization Without Officers and Dues.” Several of these
articles featured photos of members wearing Halloween masks to protect their
anonymity.
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In 1942, The Denver Post in Colorado published an article
[left] in its Sunday magazine section titled “Cured by their own ‘HORRIBLE EXAMPLES’” about Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.).
Members of ‘Alcoholics Anonymous’ are not reformers. They find that helping others, as this member is doing for the hospitalized man on the bed, is a vital part of the cure for themselves. It's all a part of their own courageous battle which, experience has taught, can be won through confidence and comradeship.The date “May 17, [19]42” appears on the back. This usually indicates the intended publishing date, the date the photo was taken, or when the magazine obtained it. However, this photo was featured in an article in Denver, Colorado's The Denver Post on that same date, which is likely what it signifies.
The individual in the photo certainly appears to be Bill W.
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