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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  • Subjects = African American children
  • Decade = 1990-1999
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
A SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event held at a park.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1997
Date Created
1997/2000
Description
A SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event held at a park.
Subject
African American women, African American teenagers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Young girls listen to a speaker at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1997
Date Created
1997/2000
Description
Young girls listen to a speaker at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
Subject
African American women, African American teenagers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of young girls stand by a lake during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1997
Date Created
1997/2000
Description
A group of young girls stand by a lake during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
Subject
African American women, African American teenagers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two young girls stand at a picnic table during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1997
Date Created
1997/2000
Description
Two young girls stand at a picnic table during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
Subject
African American women, African American teenagers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery looks on as young women at a table play the game Scrabble.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Youth Event, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery looks on as young women at a table play the game Scrabble.
Subject
African American women, African American teenagers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evander Holyfield, SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members, and children pose for a photograph.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evander Holyfield Event, circa 1996
Date Created
1995/1998
Description
Evander Holyfield, SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members, and children pose for a photograph.
Subject
African American athletes, African American women, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evander Holyfield poses for a photo with Carolyn Watson, Evelyn G. Lowery, and an unidentified woman and child.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evander Holyfield Event, circa 1996
Date Created
1995/1998
Description
Evander Holyfield poses for a photo with Carolyn Watson, Evelyn G. Lowery, and an unidentified woman and child.
Subject
African American athletes, African American women, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding hands and singing with generations of women during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding hands and singing with generations of women during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American children, Meetings, Women's rights, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of young women are shown holding candles and reading from a paper during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
A group of young women are shown holding candles and reading from a paper during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American children, Meetings, Women's rights, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown listening as an unidentified woman speaks during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown listening as an unidentified woman speaks during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American children, Meetings, Women's rights, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jennifer Holliday, singer and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program's honorary chair, is shown speaking to a group of young girls.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
Jennifer Holliday, singer and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program's honorary chair, is shown speaking to a group of young girls.
Subject
African American women, African American children, Meetings, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American children, Meetings, Women's rights, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing besides SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s "Stop the Killing, End the Violence" memorial quilt.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Memorial Quilt, circa 1994
Date Created
1994/1995
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing besides SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s "Stop the Killing, End the Violence" memorial quilt.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American children, Crime, Gun control
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown posing with the 1994 Junior Golf Classic winners during SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s Drum Major For Justice Scholarship Celebrity Golf Classic event at Brown's Mill Golf Course. Written on verso: Junior Golf Classic winners with Mr. Elijah Walker - junior director - Prizes - Saving Bonds.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Scholarship Celebrity Golf Classic, June 1994
Date Created
1994-06
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown posing with the 1994 Junior Golf Classic winners during SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s Drum Major For Justice Scholarship Celebrity Golf Classic event at Brown's Mill Golf Course. Written on verso: Junior Golf Classic winners with Mr. Elijah Walker - junior director - Prizes - Saving Bonds.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Sports, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Raven-Symone performs at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party, December 1992
Date Created
1992-12
Description
Raven-Symone performs at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
Subject
African American children, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Youth demonstrators are shown participating in the "Stop the Killing" rally.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Youth Marching at a "Stop the Killing" Rally, 1992
Date Created
1992
Description
Youth demonstrators are shown participating in the "Stop the Killing" rally.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Gun control, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing with a group of children and an unidentified woman during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. poster contest event. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN Poster Contest Winners - Atlanta (?)
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1994
Date Created
1991/1997
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing with a group of children and an unidentified woman during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. poster contest event. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN Poster Contest Winners - Atlanta (?)
Subject
African American women, African American children, African American youth--Education
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
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a young boy with a gift at a Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, circa 1990
Date Created
1987/1993
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a young boy with a gift at a Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American children, Sports
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series