| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Students, 1959 | 1959 | A group of college students (three women and one man) sit during an event. Written on verso: 1959 College Students sin[?] in | African American men, African American women, College students | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Yolanda King, circa 1955 | 1955/1956 | Coretta Scott King and her husband Martin Luther King, Jr. look at a book with their daughter Yolanda. | African American women, African American men, African American children, Civil rights movements | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Rosa Parks, circa 1955 | 1955/1956 | Rosa Parks is shown smiling for a picture with Martin Luther King, Jr. (in back). | African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American men | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Walking Down the Street, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walking down the street in front of shops. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series, Featured Images |
| Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1950 | 1945/1955 | Evelyn G. Lowery (at back of photo) is shown with two other women looking at a table of wrapped gifts. | African American women, African American women social reformers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
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.
