The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
May 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series

The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. is shown standing at a podium to address an audience.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr., circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shown standing at a podium to address an audience.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shown photographed with two unidentified people, an older white man and a young Black man.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. With Others, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shown photographed with two unidentified people, an older white man and a young Black man.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Milton Reid is shown posing for a picture outside. Written on verso: Milton Reid Petersburg, Va.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Milton Reid, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Milton Reid is shown posing for a picture outside. Written on verso: Milton Reid Petersburg, Va.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Albert Turner, Sr. is shown with a woman (wife Evelyn Turner?) and unidentified children.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Albert Turner, Sr. and Others, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Albert Turner, Sr. is shown with a woman (wife Evelyn Turner?) and unidentified children.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams is shown with actor and activist Harry Belafonte and an unidentified woman.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams and Others, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Hosea Williams is shown with actor and activist Harry Belafonte and an unidentified woman.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American actors, African American civil rights workers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two unidentified man are shown captured during a gathering.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two Unidentified Men, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Two unidentified man are shown captured during a gathering.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. stands with Ralph D. Abernathy as they speak with a Montgomery, Alabama police officer.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. With Ralph D. Abernathy, circa 1956
Date Created
1955/1957
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. stands with Ralph D. Abernathy as they speak with a Montgomery, Alabama police officer.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks is shown smiling for a picture with Martin Luther King, Jr. (in back).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks, circa 1955
Date Created
1955/1956
Description
Rosa Parks is shown smiling for a picture with Martin Luther King, Jr. (in back).
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A cut out portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Cut Out Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery, circa 1953
Date Created
1951/1953
Description
A cut out portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery. Signed "Forever yours, Joseph" in the bottom right.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Autographed Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery. Signed "Forever yours, Joseph" in the bottom right.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walking down the street in front of shops.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series Featured Images
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Walking Down the Street, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walking down the street in front of shops.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series, Featured Images
An autographed portrait photo of U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
An autographed portrait photo of U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. is shown seated with a young boy. Written on verso: Adam Clayton Powell
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. With a Child, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. is shown seated with a young boy. Written on verso: Adam Clayton Powell
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Shuttlesworth is shown smiling.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Shuttlesworth, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
Fred Shuttlesworth is shown smiling.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American clergy
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young is shown speaking to a group of students.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young and Others, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
Andrew Young is shown speaking to a group of students.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Evelyn Gibson Lowery in 1943.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Evelyn G. Lowery, 1943
Date Created
1943
Description
A portrait photo of Evelyn Gibson Lowery in 1943.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Evelyn Gibson Lowery in 1943.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Evelyn G. Lowery, 1943
Date Created
1943
Description
A portrait photo of Evelyn Gibson Lowery in 1943.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery at twelve years of age, shown in a suit. Written on verso: 12 yrs of age.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery at Twelve Years of Age, circa 1933
Date Created
1933/1934
Description
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery at twelve years of age, shown in a suit. Written on verso: 12 yrs of age.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a child.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery as a Child, circa 1929
Date Created
1929/1934
Description
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a child.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a toddler, sitting on a toy truck with an unidentified baby.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery as a Toddler with an Unidentified Baby, circa 1923
Date Created
1923/1928
Description
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a toddler, sitting on a toy truck with an unidentified baby.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series