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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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