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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  • Decade = 1960-1969
  • Subjects = African Americans--Economic conditions
A crowd of demonstrators are shown marching with signs during an Operation Breadbasket protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Marchers in an Operation Breadbasket Protest, circa 1969
Date Created
1969/1970
Description
A crowd of demonstrators are shown marching with signs during an Operation Breadbasket protest.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photo of housing in disrepair. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Housing in Disrepair, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A photo of housing in disrepair. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
Subject
African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photo of Jane Fonda showing her with her hands linked. Fonda participated in demonstrations put on by the National Welfare Rights Organization.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jane Fonda, circa 1968
Date Created
1968/1969
Description
A photo of Jane Fonda showing her with her hands linked. Fonda participated in demonstrations put on by the National Welfare Rights Organization.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photo of a home supply store's front window display advertising payment plan options. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Written on verso: The poor unknowingly fall prey to complicated installment buying plans by which they go deeper and deeper into debt with high interest rates and hidden "bonus" costs.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Home Supply Store Front Window Display, March 1968
Date Created
1968-03
Description
A photo of a home supply store's front window display advertising payment plan options. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Written on verso: The poor unknowingly fall prey to complicated installment buying plans by which they go deeper and deeper into debt with high interest rates and hidden "bonus" costs.
Subject
Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions
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 woman is shown cooking on a metal garbage can with pots and pans while looking at children and a woman in a tent set up in Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Woman Cooking on a Metal Garbage Can in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A woman is shown cooking on a metal garbage can with pots and pans while looking at children and a woman in a tent set up in Resurrection City.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified older man is shown sitting on a cot outside of a tent in Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Older Man Sitting on a Cot Outside of a Tent in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
An unidentified older man is shown sitting on a cot outside of a tent in Resurrection City.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Older people
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
A crowd of men, women, and children are shown gathered with belongings inside of a stadium.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Men, Women, and Children Gathered with Belongings Inside of a Stadium, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A crowd of men, women, and children are shown gathered with belongings inside of a stadium.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy addresses demonstrators during protests by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Addresses Demonstrators, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy addresses demonstrators during protests by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman poses for a photo With a "Welfare Rights Now! NWRO" button above her forehead. The National Welfare Rights Organization led a protest in Las Vegas, Nevada to launch the Spring Offensive of the War Against Repression.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Unidentified Woman at National Welfare Rights Organization Protest, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
An unidentified woman poses for a photo With a "Welfare Rights Now! NWRO" button above her forehead. The National Welfare Rights Organization led a protest in Las Vegas, Nevada to launch the Spring Offensive of the War Against Repression.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy addresses demonstrators during protests by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Addresses Demonstrators, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy addresses demonstrators during protests by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy poses for a photo with other activists during a protest led by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yes. Actor Jane Fonda and anti-war activist David Dellinger are the second and third from the left, respectively.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy With Others, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy poses for a photo with other activists during a protest led by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yes. Actor Jane Fonda and anti-war activist David Dellinger are the second and third from the left, respectively.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
William Cousins, Dick Gregory, and Jesse Jackson are shown holding signs at an Operation Breadbasket protest regarding High-Low Food Stores. Written on verso: Ald. Wm. Cousins, Dick Gregory, Jesse Jackson - High Low protest
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
William Cousins, Dick Gregory, and Jesse Jackson at an Operation Breadbasket Protest, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
William Cousins, Dick Gregory, and Jesse Jackson are shown holding signs at an Operation Breadbasket protest regarding High-Low Food Stores. Written on verso: Ald. Wm. Cousins, Dick Gregory, Jesse Jackson - High Low protest
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson is shown signing a document at an A & P store while other individuals look on, including Reverends Clay Evans and Stroy Freeman (third and fourth from left, respectively).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson With Others, circa 1967
Date Created
1966/1968
Description
Jesse Jackson is shown signing a document at an A & P store while other individuals look on, including Reverends Clay Evans and Stroy Freeman (third and fourth from left, respectively).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The organizer of Operation Breadbasket, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown marching with interlocked arms during an Operation Breadbasket protest. Written on verso: Oper. Breadbasket.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson Marching with Others in an Operation Breadbasket Protest, circa 1968
Date Created
1965/1971
Description
The organizer of Operation Breadbasket, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown marching with interlocked arms during an Operation Breadbasket protest. Written on verso: Oper. Breadbasket.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
U.S. Representatives Dave Martin (left) and Gene Snyder (right) visit with two women in their house in Alabama. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Caption on photo reads: (WX9--MAY 14) -- TENANT FAMILY IN ALABAMA -- This photo was released today in Washington by Republican Congressmen Dave Martin of Nebraska, and Gene Snyder of Kentucky. At a news conference, the congressmen said the photo show them talking to two women living in a house on land in Alabama owned by Mrs. Lyndon Johnson. Martin and Snyder said they had the photo taken on a tour of an Alabama poverty area. In the photo, Martin is at left.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
U.S. Representatives Dave Martin and Gene Snyder With Two Unidentified Women, May 1964
Date Created
1964-05
Description
U.S. Representatives Dave Martin (left) and Gene Snyder (right) visit with two women in their house in Alabama. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Caption on photo reads: (WX9--MAY 14) -- TENANT FAMILY IN ALABAMA -- This photo was released today in Washington by Republican Congressmen Dave Martin of Nebraska, and Gene Snyder of Kentucky. At a news conference, the congressmen said the photo show them talking to two women living in a house on land in Alabama owned by Mrs. Lyndon Johnson. Martin and Snyder said they had the photo taken on a tour of an Alabama poverty area. In the photo, Martin is at left.
Subject
Poverty, African American women, African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of people line up to apply for jobs at the 1964 World's Fair in New York. Written on verso: World's Fair -- View of the lineup of people applying for jobs at the World's Fair at the office of Allied Maintenance, in the Service Building. The lineup of approximately 400 started at about 5:00 A.M. this morning.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
People Waiting in Line for World's Fair Jobs, April 1964
Date Created
1964-04
Description
A crowd of people line up to apply for jobs at the 1964 World's Fair in New York. Written on verso: World's Fair -- View of the lineup of people applying for jobs at the World's Fair at the office of Allied Maintenance, in the Service Building. The lineup of approximately 400 started at about 5:00 A.M. this morning.
Subject
African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman sits on a front porch of a house with a bundle of dried tobacco leaves in front of her. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman Sits on a Front Porch, circa 1968
Date Created
1963/1973
Description
An unidentified woman sits on a front porch of a house with a bundle of dried tobacco leaves in front of her. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
Subject
Poverty, African American women, African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of demonstrators are show standing with signs outside of a store during an Operation Breadbasket protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Operation Breadbasket Protesters Outside of a Store, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
A group of demonstrators are show standing with signs outside of a store during an Operation Breadbasket protest.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series