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
  • Subjects = Crime
  • Subjects = Civil rights movements
A policeman carries a case containing fifty sticks of dynamite and a timing device that was placed in the home of Birmingham Mayor Albert Boutwell. Caption on photo reads: (BM4) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 1 *-- DYNAMITE FOUND AT MAYOR'S HOME -- Two city policemen carry a case containing 50 sticks of dynamite and a timing device from the home of Mayor Albert Boutwell in Birmingham today. The mayor was out of town, but his wife and son slept nearby when the bomb was found and deactivated. A second similar bomb was found at a councilwoman's home and a third exploded in a Negro residential area, injuring one boy and causing extensive damage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Policeman Carrying a Box of Dynamite from Birmingham Mayor's Home, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
A policeman carries a case containing fifty sticks of dynamite and a timing device that was placed in the home of Birmingham Mayor Albert Boutwell. Caption on photo reads: (BM4) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 1 *-- DYNAMITE FOUND AT MAYOR'S HOME -- Two city policemen carry a case containing 50 sticks of dynamite and a timing device from the home of Mayor Albert Boutwell in Birmingham today. The mayor was out of town, but his wife and son slept nearby when the bomb was found and deactivated. A second similar bomb was found at a councilwoman's home and a third exploded in a Negro residential area, injuring one boy and causing extensive damage.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A man is shown being arrested by police because of rioting in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU 1) ROCHESTER, N.Y. , July 26 -- POLICE MOVE IN -- Man winces as policemen take him into custody last night during rioting which broke out in several parts of the city. It was the second night in a row that street disturbances broke out in Rochester.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Man Arrested During Riots in Rochester, New York, July 1964
Date Created
1964-07
Description
A man is shown being arrested by police because of rioting in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU 1) ROCHESTER, N.Y. , July 26 -- POLICE MOVE IN -- Man winces as policemen take him into custody last night during rioting which broke out in several parts of the city. It was the second night in a row that street disturbances broke out in Rochester.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The parents of Denise McNair are shown holding her photo the day after she was killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (BM10) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 16 -- PARENTS OF BLAST VICTIM -- Mr. and Mrs. Chris McNair hold picture of the daughter, Denise, 11, in Birmingham today as they tell a newsman about the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Denise and three other young Negro girls died in the blast which came during Sunday School yesterday. McNair operates a commercial photo studio. Written on verso: Gray (?) C. Hazard of Freedom Fighting
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Parents of Church Bombing Victim Denise McNair Holding Her Picture, September 16, 1963
Date Created
1963-09-16
Description
The parents of Denise McNair are shown holding her photo the day after she was killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (BM10) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 16 -- PARENTS OF BLAST VICTIM -- Mr. and Mrs. Chris McNair hold picture of the daughter, Denise, 11, in Birmingham today as they tell a newsman about the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. Denise and three other young Negro girls died in the blast which came during Sunday School yesterday. McNair operates a commercial photo studio. Written on verso: Gray (?) C. Hazard of Freedom Fighting
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Crime, African American children
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
Mrs. A.G. Gaston tells the press about two fire bombs that were thrown at the window of her home. Caption on photo reads: (BM1) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept 9 -- TELLS OF BOMB DAMAGE -- Mrs. A.G. Gaston, wife of a Negro millionaire, tells newsmen in Birmingham yesterday how two fire bombs were thrown at the window of her palatial home before dawn. No one was injured and damage was slight. Lampshade at left was burned, glass was broken from the window and the exterior of the house was blackened.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Mrs. A.G. Gaston Showing Newsmen Bomb Damage to Home, 1963
Date Created
1963
Description
Mrs. A.G. Gaston tells the press about two fire bombs that were thrown at the window of her home. Caption on photo reads: (BM1) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept 9 -- TELLS OF BOMB DAMAGE -- Mrs. A.G. Gaston, wife of a Negro millionaire, tells newsmen in Birmingham yesterday how two fire bombs were thrown at the window of her palatial home before dawn. No one was injured and damage was slight. Lampshade at left was burned, glass was broken from the window and the exterior of the house was blackened.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series