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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Usher Raymond, IV addresses campers at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Usher Raymond, IV addresses campers at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American men, African American children, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher Raymond, IV on stage with Joseph E. Lowery at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Usher Raymond, IV on stage with Joseph E. Lowery at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American singers, African American civil rights workers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery addresses campers at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia while Usher Raymond, IV stands to Lowery's left on stage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Joseph E. Lowery addresses campers at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia while Usher Raymond, IV stands to Lowery's left on stage.
Subject
African American singers, African American civil rights workers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown looking at a framed item. Some of the Lowery's grandchildren stand in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tyrese Gibson and Children, circa 1998
Date Created
1998/2000
Description
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown looking at a framed item. Some of the Lowery's grandchildren stand in the background.
Subject
African American singers, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children hold an African National Congress flag as part of an event paying tribute to Nelson Mandela. Written on verso: Children hold the ANC flag as they participate in the tribute to Mandela.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children Give Tribute to Nelson Mandela, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Children hold an African National Congress flag as part of an event paying tribute to Nelson Mandela. Written on verso: Children hold the ANC flag as they participate in the tribute to Mandela.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American children, Africa, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children stand with American flags and balloons as they watch a parade marking the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Parade, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Children stand with American flags and balloons as they watch a parade marking the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified man while two other women and baby sit.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Shaking Hands With an Unidentified Man, circa 1980
Date Created
1978/1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified man while two other women and baby sit.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of unidentified men, women, and children are shown walking down a street in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: So. Car. [Note: Due to note on verso, photo may be of individuals in South Carolina.]
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Unidentified People in Tuskegee, Alabama, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
A group of unidentified men, women, and children are shown walking down a street in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: So. Car. [Note: Due to note on verso, photo may be of individuals in South Carolina.]
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of men, women, and children are shown gathered in a street in Greene County, Georgia during an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Greene County, Georgia, 1970
Date Created
1970
Description
A crowd of men, women, and children are shown gathered in a street in Greene County, Georgia during an unknown event.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of men, women, and children are shown gathered in a street in Greene County, Georgia during an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Greene County, Georgia, 1970
Date Created
1970
Description
A crowd of men, women, and children are shown gathered in a street in Greene County, Georgia during an unknown event.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Unidentified women, children, and a man stand outdoors talking. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Foreign Policy Conference: Washington, D.C.". Written on verso: Cabru (sp?) Tevener (Crawfordville, Ga.)
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Unidentified Women, Children, and a Man, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
Unidentified women, children, and a man stand outdoors talking. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Foreign Policy Conference: Washington, D.C.". Written on verso: Cabru (sp?) Tevener (Crawfordville, Ga.)
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A child is shown sitting on the landing of a staircase while four children look on from the floor below. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children Near a Stairwell, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
A child is shown sitting on the landing of a staircase while four children look on from the floor below. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
Subject
African American children, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A photo of a toddler receiving a bath. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Toddler Getting a Bath, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
A photo of a toddler receiving a bath. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
Subject
Poverty, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series