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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Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is shown speaking during the 30th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young Speaking at the 30th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1987
Date Created
1987-08
Description
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is shown speaking during the 30th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, African American mayors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and his son, Andrew Young, III, are shown protesting outside of a Winn-Dixie grocery store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young and Others Protesting Winn-Dixie, circa 1985
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and his son, Andrew Young, III, are shown protesting outside of a Winn-Dixie grocery store.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid, African American mayors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with Alabama Governor George Wallace at the 25th Annual SCLC Convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford looks on. Written on verso: George Wallace, Governor of Alabama, Johnnie [sic] Ford, Tuskegee Mayor
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With George Wallace, August 1982
Date Created
1982-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with Alabama Governor George Wallace at the 25th Annual SCLC Convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford looks on. Written on verso: George Wallace, Governor of Alabama, Johnnie [sic] Ford, Tuskegee Mayor
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American mayors, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young is shown with Dr. Nelson McGhee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) photographer Elaine Tomlin posing for a picture at the reception for the 4th SCLC Public Policy Symposium. Written on verso: SYMPOSIUM RECEPTION -- SCLC Staff Photographer Elaine Tomlin takes break from picture-taking duties to have her picture taken with two of her favorite people, Atlanta Physician Dr. Nelson McGhee and Atlanta Mayor-elect Andrew Young.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Nelson McGhee, Elaine Tomlin, and Andrew Young, November 1981
Date Created
1981-11
Description
Andrew Young is shown with Dr. Nelson McGhee and Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) photographer Elaine Tomlin posing for a picture at the reception for the 4th SCLC Public Policy Symposium. Written on verso: SYMPOSIUM RECEPTION -- SCLC Staff Photographer Elaine Tomlin takes break from picture-taking duties to have her picture taken with two of her favorite people, Atlanta Physician Dr. Nelson McGhee and Atlanta Mayor-elect Andrew Young.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American mayors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Johnny Ford is shown speaking during the 23rd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Caption from the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine, page 22: The Honorable Johnny Ford, Mayor, Tuskegee, Alabama served as master of ceremonies during the convention banquet. See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Johnny Ford Speaks at the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Johnny Ford is shown speaking during the 23rd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Caption from the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine, page 22: The Honorable Johnny Ford, Mayor, Tuskegee, Alabama served as master of ceremonies during the convention banquet. See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., African American mayors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown with Dick Hatcher, the mayor of Gary, Indiana, and others. Written on verso: Ralph; Mayor Dick Hatcher - Gary, Ind.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy and Others, circa 1970
Date Created
1968/1972
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown with Dick Hatcher, the mayor of Gary, Indiana, and others. Written on verso: Ralph; Mayor Dick Hatcher - Gary, Ind.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American mayors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
District of Columbia Mayor Walter Edward Washington (center right) is shown amongst a group of women, men, and children.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Walter Washington and Others, circa 1963
Date Created
1962/1964
Description
District of Columbia Mayor Walter Edward Washington (center right) is shown amongst a group of women, men, and children.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American mayors, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series