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 = Poverty
  • Subjects = African American children
A child is shown playing with a toy. A sticker on the boy's shirt references the Poor People's Campaign.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Child With a Toy, circa 1968
Date Created
1968/1969
Description
A child is shown playing with a toy. A sticker on the boy's shirt references the Poor People's Campaign.
Subject
African American children, Poverty, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two young girls lie on cots in a wooden tent encampment in Resurrection City while a woman in the background appears to be cleaning something with a cloth.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two Young Girls Lie on Cots in a Tent in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Two young girls lie on cots in a wooden tent encampment in Resurrection City while a woman in the background appears to be cleaning something with a cloth.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American children, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy is shown sitting on a bicycle in the mud in the temporary encampment known as Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Sits on a Bicycle In The Mud In Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young boy is shown sitting on a bicycle in the mud in the temporary encampment known as Resurrection City.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American children, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series