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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Evelyn G. Lowery and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Evelyn Occhino holding a protest sign outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Evelyn Occhino holding a protest sign outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified man while holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified man while holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand with two other demonstrators holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand with two other demonstrators holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery holds a protest sign that reads "Racism Lives Here" as she pickets outside the William Morris Agency office in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at William Morris Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery holds a protest sign that reads "Racism Lives Here" as she pickets outside the William Morris Agency office in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators picket inside the lobby of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Demonstrators picket inside the lobby of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery stands with other demonstrators holding signs to protest the actions of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at William Morris Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph E. Lowery stands with other demonstrators holding signs to protest the actions of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at William Morris Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with Sam Candler, the Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip. Written on verso: Cathedral of St. Philip. Dr. Lowery with Dean Sam Candler, Requiem for Homeless Persons - Nov. 1, 1999
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Dean Sam Candler, November 1, 1999
Date Created
1999-11-01
Description
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with Sam Candler, the Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip. Written on verso: Cathedral of St. Philip. Dr. Lowery with Dean Sam Candler, Requiem for Homeless Persons - Nov. 1, 1999
Subject
African American men, Poverty, African Americans--Housing
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with others at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. From left to right: Hosea Williams, Evelyn G. Lowery, unidentified man, Joseph E. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, unidentified woman, and Andrew Young.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards, June 4, 1999
Date Created
1999-06-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with others at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. From left to right: Hosea Williams, Evelyn G. Lowery, unidentified man, Joseph E. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, unidentified woman, and Andrew Young.
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
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Kenny Leon and Felicia Rashad at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Rashad was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in the Arts.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
Date Created
1999-06-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Kenny Leon and Felicia Rashad at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Rashad was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in the Arts.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Hosea Williams at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Williams was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Pioneer Award. Written on verso: Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
Date Created
1999-06-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Hosea Williams at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Williams was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Pioneer Award. Written on verso: Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American men, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with Reverend Jesse Jackson at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Jackson was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award for World Peace.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
Date Created
1999-06-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with Reverend Jesse Jackson at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Jackson was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award for World Peace.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is presented with a bouquet of flowers by Carolyn Watson and others (including James Orange, second from left) at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
Date Created
1999-06-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is presented with a bouquet of flowers by Carolyn Watson and others (including James Orange, second from left) at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Marie Foster displays a vest that has signatures and writing on it during the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
Date Created
1999-06-04
Description
Marie Foster displays a vest that has signatures and writing on it during the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery addresses the audience at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, June 4, 1999
Date Created
1999-06-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery addresses the audience at the 20th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series