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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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
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
John Lewis holds hands with a young girl and an unidentified man outside of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters building on Auburn Avenue. All three were participants in the MLK Fun Run Festival.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Lewis and an Unidentified Young Girl and Man Holding Hands, circa 1986
Date Created
1983/1989
Description
John Lewis holds hands with a young girl and an unidentified man outside of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters building on Auburn Avenue. All three were participants in the MLK Fun Run Festival.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American children, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children are shown playing baseball as part of the "Safe Summer 1981" Program. Written on verso: Baseball is a popular sport every summer, and is a regular part of the "Safe Summer 1981" program in Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children Playing Baseball as Part of the "Safe Summer 1981" Program, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Children are shown playing baseball as part of the "Safe Summer 1981" Program. Written on verso: Baseball is a popular sport every summer, and is a regular part of the "Safe Summer 1981" program in Atlanta.
Subject
African American children, Sports
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Professional boxer Muhammad Ali holds his twin daughters' hands (in background) and his wife Khalilah Ali holds the hand of one of their other daughters while riding down an escalator .
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Muhammad Ali and Others, circa 1972
Date Created
1972/1973
Description
Professional boxer Muhammad Ali holds his twin daughters' hands (in background) and his wife Khalilah Ali holds the hand of one of their other daughters while riding down an escalator .
Subject
African American athletes, African American children, African American families, Sports
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Professional boxer Muhammad Ali is shown holding his twin daughters' hands while riding down an escalator.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Muhammad Ali and Children, circa 1972
Date Created
1972/1973
Description
Professional boxer Muhammad Ali is shown holding his twin daughters' hands while riding down an escalator.
Subject
African American athletes, African American children, African American families, Sports
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series