Background
Williams, Lawrence Soper was born on July 8, 1917 in Baltimore. Son of Lawrence S. and Ida (Exall) Williams.
Williams, Lawrence Soper was born on July 8, 1917 in Baltimore. Son of Lawrence S. and Ida (Exall) Williams.
Student, Maryland. Institute.
Wirephoto operator, Associated Press, Baltimore, 1937-1938; news photographer, Baltimore Sun Papers, 1938-1940; news photographer, Harris and Ewing News Photos, Washington, 1940-1941; war correspondent, photographer, Bureau Information United States War Department, Washington, 1941-1945; picture editor, Holiday magazine, Philadelphia, 1945-1948; freelance photographer, Havertown, Pennsylvania, 1949-1959; president, Lawrence S. Williams, Inc., Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 1959-1983; chairman, Lawrence S. Williams, Inc., Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 1983-1993.
President Architectural Photographers Association, New York City, 1968-1970, Paoli (Pennsylvania) WoodsHomeowner's Association, 1985-1986. Fellow American Society Photographers. Member Society Commercial Photographers Delaware Valley (life), Professional Photographers Association Pennsylvania (life), Professional Photographers American, Inc.
(life, master photography degree 1966, craftsman photography degree 1968), Hershey's Mill Golf Club (West Chester, Pennsylvania), Shriners.
Married Avilda Leyshon Williams, November 21, 1940. Children: Jay Stephen, Wendy Lauren.