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 poses for a photo with Karen Reagle at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 2012
Date Created
2012-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Karen Reagle at the 33rd 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 and an unidentified man display a plaque honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
Date Created
2012-03
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and an unidentified man display a plaque honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman (standing) holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
Date Created
2012-03
Description
An unidentified woman (standing) holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
Date Created
2012-03
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Amelia Boynton Robinson waves to the crowd as Faya Ora Rose Toure (at left) speaks during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
Date Created
2012-03
Description
Amelia Boynton Robinson waves to the crowd as Faya Ora Rose Toure (at left) speaks during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ruby Shinhoster, Karen Reagle, and other SCLC/WOMEN members pose for a picture with a group of children during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event at Christmas time. Written on verso: Bridging The Gap, Xmas 2012.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, 2012
Date Created
2012
Description
Ruby Shinhoster, Karen Reagle, and other SCLC/WOMEN members pose for a picture with a group of children during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event at Christmas time. Written on verso: Bridging The Gap, Xmas 2012.
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
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Michelle Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Subject
Presidents' spouses, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Lowery Family With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery standing with his arm around Evelyn G. Lowery at a church alter.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With His Arm Around Evelyn G. Lowery at a Church Alter, circa 2010
Date Created
2010/2012
Description
Joseph E. Lowery standing with his arm around Evelyn G. Lowery at a church alter.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, African American clergy
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group photo of Evelyn G. Lowery (seated, second from left) with others at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Women in Power" Multicultural Forum , October 16, 2010
Date Created
2010-10-16
Description
A group photo of Evelyn G. Lowery (seated, second from left) with others at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power".
Subject
African American women, Women's rights, Voting, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group photo of Evelyn G. Lowery (seated, second from left) with others at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Women in Power" Multicultural Forum , October 16, 2010
Date Created
2010-10-16
Description
A group photo of Evelyn G. Lowery (seated, second from left) with others at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power".
Subject
African American women, Women's rights, Voting, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Ruby Shinhoster pose for a photo at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Women in Power" Multicultural Forum , October 16, 2010
Date Created
2010-10-16
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and Ruby Shinhoster pose for a photo at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power".
Subject
African American women, Women's rights, Voting, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two unidentified women from the Fulton County Department of Heath & Wellness sit at a table with health information brochures and magazines at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Pampering For Peace Event, October 11, 2010
Date Created
2010-10-11
Description
Two unidentified women from the Fulton County Department of Heath & Wellness sit at a table with health information brochures and magazines at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with others in front of a Fulton County Department of Heath & Wellness vehicle at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Pampering For Peace Event, October 11, 2010
Date Created
2010-10-11
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with others in front of a Fulton County Department of Heath & Wellness vehicle at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery (second row, third from right) poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Pampering For Peace Event, October 11, 2010
Date Created
2010-10-11
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery (second row, third from right) poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Social conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified hair stylist styles the hair of another unidentified woman at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Pampering For Peace Event, October 11, 2010
Date Created
2010-10-11
Description
An unidentified hair stylist styles the hair of another unidentified woman at a Pampering For Peace event held at D'Lor Salon & Spa in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Social conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown sitting in a church pew during a worship service at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Providence Missionary Baptist Church Service, circa 2010
Date Created
2009/2011
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown sitting in a church pew during a worship service at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with her daughters Yvonne, Cheryl, and Karen, Muriel Durley, and Reverend Gerald Durley at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Providence Missionary Baptist Church Service, circa 2010
Date Created
2009/2010
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with her daughters Yvonne, Cheryl, and Karen, Muriel Durley, and Reverend Gerald Durley at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American women, African American men, African American clergy, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery's daughters Yvonne, Cheryl, and Karen are shown sitting in a church pew during a worship service at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Providence Missionary Baptist Church Service, circa 2010
Date Created
2009/2010
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery's daughters Yvonne, Cheryl, and Karen are shown sitting in a church pew during a worship service at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown sitting in a church pew during a worship service at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Providence Missionary Baptist Church Service, circa 2010
Date Created
2009/2010
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown sitting in a church pew during a worship service at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series