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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Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018. Written on verso: Louisiana state and Baton Rouge ministers join SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (3rd from right) in groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Wesley Plaza housing development for the handicapped and elderly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. SCLC is sponsoring the project through the Wesley United Methodist Church pastored by the Rev. L. L. Haines (2nd from left).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018. Written on verso: Louisiana state and Baton Rouge ministers join SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (3rd from right) in groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Wesley Plaza housing development for the handicapped and elderly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. SCLC is sponsoring the project through the Wesley United Methodist Church pastored by the Rev. L. L. Haines (2nd from left).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend L.L. Haines is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend L.L. Haines With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Reverend L.L. Haines is shown with others at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with an unidentified man at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wesley Plaza Housing Development, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with an unidentified man at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Wesley Plaza housing development in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A photo from this event is featured on page 71 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Housing, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series