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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Bo Young (Mayor Andrew Young's son), Kwame Abernathy (Ralph D. Abernathy's son), and another child are shown posing for a photo at a 20th Anniversary March on Washington commemoration event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children at a March on Washington Commemoration Event, August 1983
Date Created
1983-08
Description
Bo Young (Mayor Andrew Young's son), Kwame Abernathy (Ralph D. Abernathy's son), and another child are shown posing for a photo at a 20th Anniversary March on Washington commemoration event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American children, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown napping with a toddler on the grass at the Pilgrimage to Washington encampment in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Napping With a Toddler On The Grass, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown napping with a toddler on the grass at the Pilgrimage to Washington encampment in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy is shown drinking from a can in front of a wooden tent in Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Drinking Out of a Can in Front of a Wooden Tent in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young boy is shown drinking from a can in front of a wooden tent in Resurrection City.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young girl holds a baby in front of wooden tents set up as part of Resurrection City in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: Resurrection City - Children
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Girl Holding a Baby In Front of Tents, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young girl holds a baby in front of wooden tents set up as part of Resurrection City in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: Resurrection City - Children
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African American children
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
The Washington Monument is seen reflected in the sunglasses of a young boy attending the March on Washington. Photo caption: Washington - The top of the Washington Monument and part of a U.S. flag reflect in the sunglasses of Austin Clinton Brown, 9, of Gainesville, GA as he poses near the landmark here today. The youth was one of many who came to the capital for the March on Washington. 8/28/63
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Washington Monument Reflected in a Young Boy's Sunglasses, August 28, 1963
Date Created
1963-08-28
Description
The Washington Monument is seen reflected in the sunglasses of a young boy attending the March on Washington. Photo caption: Washington - The top of the Washington Monument and part of a U.S. flag reflect in the sunglasses of Austin Clinton Brown, 9, of Gainesville, GA as he poses near the landmark here today. The youth was one of many who came to the capital for the March on Washington. 8/28/63
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Demonstrations, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series