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 at twelve years of age, shown in a suit. Written on verso: 12 yrs of age.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portrait of Joseph E. Lowery at Twelve Years of Age, circa 1933
Date Created
1933/1934
Description
A portrait photo of Joseph E. Lowery at twelve years of age, shown in a suit. Written on verso: 12 yrs of age.
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 group photo of men and women dressed in caps and gowns at Centenary United Methodist Church. Written on verso: Centenary United Methodist Church, 35-40, Property of Mrs. Evelyn Gibson Redmond.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group Photo of Graduates at Centenary United Methodist Church, circa 1935
Date Created
1930/1940
Description
A group photo of men and women dressed in caps and gowns at Centenary United Methodist Church. Written on verso: Centenary United Methodist Church, 35-40, Property of Mrs. Evelyn Gibson Redmond.
Subject
African American women, African American students, African American men, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photograph of Robert Elijah Jones and Matthew Walker Clair, the first Black bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Written on verso: First Two Bishops; MW Claire, Sr (right) and RE Jones (left); Bishop Allen
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Robert E. Jones and Matthew W. Clair, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A photograph of Robert Elijah Jones and Matthew Walker Clair, the first Black bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Written on verso: First Two Bishops; MW Claire, Sr (right) and RE Jones (left); Bishop Allen
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series