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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  • Decade = 1960-1969
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A crowd of women are shown gathered for a picture outside of the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Women at the Lorraine Motel, circa 1968
Date Created
1968/1969
Description
A crowd of women are shown gathered for a picture outside of the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women, Buildings and grounds
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
A photo of a house damaged by a bomb in McComb, Mississippi.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
McComb Freedom House Bombing, 1964
Date Created
1964
Description
A photo of a house damaged by a bomb in McComb, Mississippi.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An exterior view of a damaged house across the street from Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Written on verso: House directly across the street from Bethel Baptist Church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Damaged House Across From Bethel Baptist Church, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
An exterior view of a damaged house across the street from Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Written on verso: House directly across the street from Bethel Baptist Church.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Welcome Dr. Martin Luther King" lettering is shown on the side of the City Hall building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Milwaukee City Hall Welcome Sign for Martin Luther King, Jr., circa 1964
Date Created
1960/1968
Description
"Welcome Dr. Martin Luther King" lettering is shown on the side of the City Hall building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Subject
Buildings and grounds, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photocopy of a photograph showing Martin Luther King, Jr. walking out of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters building in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. at the SCLC Headquarters Building, circa 1962
Date Created
1957/1967
Description
A photocopy of a photograph showing Martin Luther King, Jr. walking out of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters building in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Buildings and grounds
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series