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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A digital photo printed on computer paper showing Joseph E. Lowery and others gathered in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial statue in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
A digital photo printed on computer paper showing Joseph E. Lowery and others gathered in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial statue in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House during the reception at which Lowery received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Michelle Obama, August 12, 2009
Date Created
2009-08-12
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House during the reception at which Lowery received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents' spouses, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Delivers the Benediction at Barack Obama's Inauguration, January 20, 2009
Date Created
2009-01-20
Description
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (second from right), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater (at right), and others applaud during an American Public Transit Association awards ceremony recognizing Rosa Parks.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
APTA Event Recognizing Rosa Parks, March 1997
Date Created
1997-03
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (second from right), U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater (at right), and others applaud during an American Public Transit Association awards ceremony recognizing Rosa Parks.
Subject
African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Transportation, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks during an American Public Transit Association awards ceremony recognizing Rosa Parks. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater is at right in the photo.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
APTA Event Recognizing Rosa Parks, March 1997
Date Created
1997-03
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks during an American Public Transit Association awards ceremony recognizing Rosa Parks. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater is at right in the photo.
Subject
African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Transportation, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery holds a lifetime achievement award presented to Rosa Parks by the American Public Transit Association (APTA). U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater (at right) and two unidentified men flanking Parks and Lowery are shown.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
APTA Event Recognizing Rosa Parks, March 1997
Date Created
1997-03
Description
Joseph E. Lowery holds a lifetime achievement award presented to Rosa Parks by the American Public Transit Association (APTA). U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater (at right) and two unidentified men flanking Parks and Lowery are shown.
Subject
African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Transportation, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks, Joseph E. Lowery, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater are shown at an American Public Transit Association (APTA) event in honor of Rosa Parks.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
APTA Event Recognizing Rosa Parks, March 1997
Date Created
1997-03
Description
Rosa Parks, Joseph E. Lowery, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater are shown at an American Public Transit Association (APTA) event in honor of Rosa Parks.
Subject
African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Transportation, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Vice President Al Gore and Second Lady Tipper Gore are shown standing and looking on during a White House reception marking the assault weapons ban law.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Al and Tipper Gore, 1994
Date Created
1994
Description
Vice President Al Gore and Second Lady Tipper Gore are shown standing and looking on during a White House reception marking the assault weapons ban law.
Subject
Law--Study and teaching, Gun control, Political science, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Vice President Al Gore is shown speaking at a White House reception marking the passage of an assault weapons ban bill.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Al Gore Speaking About the Assault Weapons Ban Law, 1994
Date Created
1994
Description
Vice President Al Gore is shown speaking at a White House reception marking the passage of an assault weapons ban bill.
Subject
Law--Study and teaching, Gun control, Political science, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery at the presidential inaugural ball for President Bill Clinton.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery at the Presidential Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery at the presidential inaugural ball for President Bill Clinton.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton stand at the 1993 inaugural ball in Washington, D.C. A man in a British redcoat military uniform stands to the left.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton stand at the 1993 inaugural ball in Washington, D.C. A man in a British redcoat military uniform stands to the left.
Subject
Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Mounted police ride in the presidential inaugural parade for President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
Mounted police ride in the presidential inaugural parade for President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
Subject
Presidents, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore wave to the crowd during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore wave to the crowd during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
Subject
Political science, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave at the 1993 inaugural ball in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave at the 1993 inaugural ball in Washington, D.C.
Subject
Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd (in the foreground) during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd (in the foreground) during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
Subject
Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd (in the foreground) during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd (in the foreground) during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
Subject
Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A view of the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
A view of the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
Subject
Presidents, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Presidential Inaugural Parade, January 20, 1993
Date Created
1993-01-20
Description
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd during the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1993.
Subject
Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks is shown looking at a sculpture of herself in the Smithsonian Institution. Written on recto: Rosa Parks, affectionately referred to as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," admires a sculpture of her that was recently presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Anheuser-Busch Companies.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks at the Smithsonian Institution, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Rosa Parks is shown looking at a sculpture of herself in the Smithsonian Institution. Written on recto: Rosa Parks, affectionately referred to as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," admires a sculpture of her that was recently presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Anheuser-Busch Companies.
Subject
African American women, African American civil rights workers, Art, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is presented an award by an unidentified man at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receives Award From George Washington University, circa 1989
Date Created
1987/1991
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is presented an award by an unidentified man at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series