C.E. Woolman Executives--Georgia--Atlanta Chief executive officers--Georgia--Atlanta Delta Air Lines Businessmen--Georgia--Atlanta Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta Woolman, C. E. (Collett Everman), 1899-1966 Photograph of former Delta Air Lines chief executive officer C. E. Woolman. He is seated in a chair and holds his eyeglasses in his hands. Woolman's name is synonymous with Delta Air Lines. He raised the capital for the purchase of the company in 1928 (named Delta Air Transport, Inc. in 1929) and stepped down as chief executive officer in 1965. New Georgia Encyclopedia Delta Air Lines Black-and-white photographs http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-3571 http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1302 Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia Atlanta (Ga.) Fulton County (Ga.) Reprinted by permission of Delta Air Lines