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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  • Geographic Location = Alabama--Birmingham
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to the press upon his release from jail in Birmingham as his wife Coretta Scott King looks on. Written on recto: B'ham - 1967 - Dr. King released from jail.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. With Coretta Scott King, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to the press upon his release from jail in Birmingham as his wife Coretta Scott King looks on. Written on recto: B'ham - 1967 - Dr. King released from jail.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Construction workers and other individuals examine the damage caused by a bombing at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A.G. Gaston Motel Bombing Aftermath, May 10, 1963
Date Created
1963-05-10
Description
Construction workers and other individuals examine the damage caused by a bombing at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
Subject
Race discrimination, Crime, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A view of the damage caused by a bomb at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A.G. Gaston Motel Bombing Aftermath, May 10, 1963
Date Created
1963-05-10
Description
A view of the damage caused by a bomb at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
Subject
Race discrimination, Crime, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Birmingham citizens look at destruction of a playground and building structure that is across the street from St. Paul United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Citizens View Destruction at a Playground and Building, circa 1963
Date Created
1962/1964
Description
Birmingham citizens look at destruction of a playground and building structure that is across the street from St. Paul United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Subject
African American churches, Church buildings, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series