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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Joseph E. Lowery is shown holding hands with Nancy Pelosi during a 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington event. Evelyn G. Lowery looks on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Holding Hands With Nancy Pelosi, August 24, 2013
Date Created
2013-08-13
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown holding hands with Nancy Pelosi during a 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington event. Evelyn G. Lowery looks on.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack and Michelle Obama, 2013
Date Created
2013
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Presidents' spouses
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Michelle Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Subject
Presidents' spouses, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Lowery Family With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery sits on a couch in the Oval Office of the White House with President Barack Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery sits on a couch in the Oval Office of the White House with President Barack Obama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with President Barack Obama in front of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with President Barack Obama in front of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A digital photo printed on computer paper showing Joseph E. Lowery and others gathered in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial statue in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
A digital photo printed on computer paper showing Joseph E. Lowery and others gathered in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial statue in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (sitting, second from left) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in the White House as others look on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, circa 2009
Date Created
2009/2010
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (sitting, second from left) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in the White House as others look on.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights leader Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on August 12, 2009.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, August 12, 2009
Date Created
2009-08-12
Description
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights leader Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on August 12, 2009.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House during the reception at which Lowery received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Michelle Obama, August 12, 2009
Date Created
2009-08-12
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House during the reception at which Lowery received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents' spouses, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group photo of Joseph E. Lowery with his family and President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the day he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From left to right: Cheryl Lowery, Karen Lowery, Yvonne Lowery, Barack Obama, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, Michelle Obama, unidentified woman, Lowery grandchild [unidentified], Lowery grandchild [unidentified], unidentified man.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama and Others, August 12, 2009
Date Created
2009-08-12
Description
A group photo of Joseph E. Lowery with his family and President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the day he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From left to right: Cheryl Lowery, Karen Lowery, Yvonne Lowery, Barack Obama, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, Michelle Obama, unidentified woman, Lowery grandchild [unidentified], Lowery grandchild [unidentified], unidentified man.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American families, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Delivers the Benediction at Barack Obama's Inauguration, January 20, 2009
Date Created
2009-01-20
Description
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is seen laughing with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden while Evelyn G. Lowery looks on. The photo is signed by Joe Biden.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Joe Biden, circa 2009
Date Created
2008/2010
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is seen laughing with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden while Evelyn G. Lowery looks on. The photo is signed by Joe Biden.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Political science
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking with Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States. The photo is signed by Biden.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Jill Biden, circa 2009
Date Created
2008/2010
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking with Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States. The photo is signed by Biden.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents' spouses
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Attendees at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C. display quilts.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Global Peace Festival, August 9, 2008
Date Created
2008-08-09
Description
Attendees at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C. display quilts.
Subject
Human rights, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Global Peace Festival, August 9, 2008
Date Created
2008-08-09
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Human rights, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women stand in line on the stage at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Global Peace Festival, August 9, 2008
Date Created
2008-08-09
Description
A group of women stand in line on the stage at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American women, Human rights, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Standing, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, President Bill Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore pose for a photo with survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study during a White House event at which Clinton apologized for the government sponsored study. In the front are Herman Shaw, Fred Simmons, Charles Pollard, Frederick Moss, and Carter Howard.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Apology, May 16, 1997
Date Created
1997-05-16
Description
Standing, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, President Bill Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore pose for a photo with survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study during a White House event at which Clinton apologized for the government sponsored study. In the front are Herman Shaw, Fred Simmons, Charles Pollard, Frederick Moss, and Carter Howard.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Rosa Parks, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater are shown at an American Public Transit Association (APTA) event in honor of Rosa Parks.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
APTA Event Recognizing Rosa Parks, March 1997
Date Created
1997-03
Description
Joseph E. Lowery, Rosa Parks, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater are shown at an American Public Transit Association (APTA) event in honor of Rosa Parks.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Transportation, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series