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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Reverend Jesse Jackson (fourth from left) is shown raising his right fist in the air at an unknown event in a church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson With Others, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
Reverend Jesse Jackson (fourth from left) is shown raising his right fist in the air at an unknown event in a church.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson (right) with an unidentified woman at his ordination as an associate minister at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Written on verso: Jesse ordination Clay Evans church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
Jesse Jackson (right) with an unidentified woman at his ordination as an associate minister at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Written on verso: Jesse ordination Clay Evans church.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. and others celebrate the opening of a west coast bureau office for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Caption from the June 1964 SCLC Newsletter: SCLC OPENS WEST COAST BUREAU -- Cutting the ribbon to formally open the new combined offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Western Christian Leadership Conference, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., SCLC President (third from right), officiates at recent ceremonies. The bureau will be under the direction of Rev. Thomas Kilgore (fourth from right) who formerly headed the New York office of SCLC. Opening of the new office now brings to a total of three branch offices for SCLC besides the home office in Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. and others celebrate the opening of a west coast bureau office for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Caption from the June 1964 SCLC Newsletter: SCLC OPENS WEST COAST BUREAU -- Cutting the ribbon to formally open the new combined offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Western Christian Leadership Conference, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., SCLC President (third from right), officiates at recent ceremonies. The bureau will be under the direction of Rev. Thomas Kilgore (fourth from right) who formerly headed the New York office of SCLC. Opening of the new office now brings to a total of three branch offices for SCLC besides the home office in Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Buildings and grounds, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. and others celebrate the opening of a west coast bureau office for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. At left in the photo are Reverends John Doggett and Wyatt Tee Walker; to the right is Reverend Thomas Kilgore.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. and others celebrate the opening of a west coast bureau office for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. At left in the photo are Reverends John Doggett and Wyatt Tee Walker; to the right is Reverend Thomas Kilgore.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Buildings and grounds, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Unidentified women sit and hold a program at an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Unidentified Women at an Event, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Unidentified women sit and hold a program at an unknown event.
Subject
African American women, Meetings, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two unidentified women are shown singing.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two Women Singing, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Two unidentified women are shown singing.
Subject
African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man is shown singing during a concert.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Man Singing, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
An unidentified man is shown singing during a concert.
Subject
African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Mae Britt, the wife of Sammy Davis, Jr., at an unknown event. Written on verso: Mae Britt (Mrs. Sammy Davis)
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Mae Britt, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Mae Britt, the wife of Sammy Davis, Jr., at an unknown event. Written on verso: Mae Britt (Mrs. Sammy Davis)
Subject
Entertainers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks (in middle, holding a decorative serving platter) is shown with Martin Luther King, Jr., Septima Clark (at podium), Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, and others at an event in the Piedmont Hotel.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks and Others, circa 1964
Date Created
1960/1968
Description
Rosa Parks (in middle, holding a decorative serving platter) is shown with Martin Luther King, Jr., Septima Clark (at podium), Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, and others at an event in the Piedmont Hotel.
Subject
African American women, African American men, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King stands next to her husband Martin Luther King, Jr. at an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King With Others, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Coretta Scott King stands next to her husband Martin Luther King, Jr. at an unknown event.
Subject
African American women, African American men, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photocopy of a photograph showing Martin Luther King, Jr. with an unidentified man at a graduation.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. With an Unidentified Man, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
A photocopy of a photograph showing Martin Luther King, Jr. with an unidentified man at a graduation.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery (at back of photo) is shown with two other women looking at a table of wrapped gifts.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery (at back of photo) is shown with two other women looking at a table of wrapped gifts.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series