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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A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a child.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery as a Child, circa 1929
Date Created
1929/1934
Description
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a child.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop J.C. Hartzell poses for a photo with two children. Written on verso: Bishop J. C. Hartzell: The two children with him are those of Dr. R. B. Hayes, Dean of New Orleans University, and the girl is the daughter of Prof. Rudolph Moses, who at the time was a teacher at New Orleans University.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bishop J. C. Hartzell, circa 1927
Date Created
1926/1928
Description
Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop J.C. Hartzell poses for a photo with two children. Written on verso: Bishop J. C. Hartzell: The two children with him are those of Dr. R. B. Hayes, Dean of New Orleans University, and the girl is the daughter of Prof. Rudolph Moses, who at the time was a teacher at New Orleans University.
Subject
Methodist Church, African American children, Church history
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a toddler, sitting on a toy truck with an unidentified baby.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery as a Toddler with an Unidentified Baby, circa 1923
Date Created
1923/1928
Description
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery as a toddler, sitting on a toy truck with an unidentified baby.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Dora Fackler Lowery, the mother of Joseph Echols Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dora Fackler Lowery, circa 1925
Date Created
1920/1930
Description
A portrait photo of Dora Fackler Lowery, the mother of Joseph Echols Lowery.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photo of Bishop J.B. Scott, Dr. J.C. Sherrill, and Dr. W.G. Alston standing around the historical marker for John Stewart. Written on recto: Compton Bishop J.B. Scott, Dr. J.C. Sherrill, Dr. W.G. Alston. Written on verso: John Stewarts Tomb
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
J.B. Scott, J.C. Sherrill, and W.G. Alston, circa 1921
Date Created
1916/1926
Description
A photo of Bishop J.B. Scott, Dr. J.C. Sherrill, and Dr. W.G. Alston standing around the historical marker for John Stewart. Written on recto: Compton Bishop J.B. Scott, Dr. J.C. Sherrill, Dr. W.G. Alston. Written on verso: John Stewarts Tomb
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Lewis H. Latimer. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "PNT Convention, 1979". Written on verso: Inventor Lewis H. Latimer made many contributions toward the development of electrical power. The son of a runaway slave, Latimer was best known for patenting a process for making carbon filaments.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Lewis H. Latimer, circa 1920
Date Created
1915/1925
Description
A portrait photo of Lewis H. Latimer. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "PNT Convention, 1979". Written on verso: Inventor Lewis H. Latimer made many contributions toward the development of electrical power. The son of a runaway slave, Latimer was best known for patenting a process for making carbon filaments.
Subject
African American men, African American pioneers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of W. W. Lucas. Written on verso: W. W. Lucas - led the movement to elect a Black bishop; No 1920
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
W. W. Lucas, circa 1920
Date Created
1915/1925
Description
A portrait photo of W. W. Lucas. Written on verso: W. W. Lucas - led the movement to elect a Black bishop; No 1920
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Religion, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series