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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Evelyn Coles stands at the casket of her brother, Nat King Cole, during his funeral. Caption on photo reads: (LA11) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 -- GRIEVING SISTER PAYS HER RESPECTS -- Miss Evelyn Coles of Chicago kisses the casket of her singer brother, Nat (King) Cole as mourners file past the coffin in St. James Episcopal Church today in Los Angeles. Others in the picture, including the woman at right wiping a tear from her eye, are unidentified. Cole, 45, died of cancer. Funeral services will be held at the church tomorrow. Written on verso: Gray (?) C. Hazard of Freedom Fighting
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Funeral for Nat King Cole, February 17, 1965
Date Created
1965-02-17
Description
Evelyn Coles stands at the casket of her brother, Nat King Cole, during his funeral. Caption on photo reads: (LA11) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 -- GRIEVING SISTER PAYS HER RESPECTS -- Miss Evelyn Coles of Chicago kisses the casket of her singer brother, Nat (King) Cole as mourners file past the coffin in St. James Episcopal Church today in Los Angeles. Others in the picture, including the woman at right wiping a tear from her eye, are unidentified. Cole, 45, died of cancer. Funeral services will be held at the church tomorrow. Written on verso: Gray (?) C. Hazard of Freedom Fighting
Subject
African American singers, African American entertainers, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Codye McNeal Peters presents a bouquet of roses to Coretta Scott King after an appearance by King at the University of California, Los Angeles. Peters is the wife of the Western Christian Leadership Conference Los Angeles chapter president Dr. A.A. Peters. Written on verso: Roses at UCLA Page 11; Mrs. A.A. Peters; Mrs. ML King at UCLA
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Codye M. Peters and Coretta Scott King, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
Codye McNeal Peters presents a bouquet of roses to Coretta Scott King after an appearance by King at the University of California, Los Angeles. Peters is the wife of the Western Christian Leadership Conference Los Angeles chapter president Dr. A.A. Peters. Written on verso: Roses at UCLA Page 11; Mrs. A.A. Peters; Mrs. ML King at UCLA
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series