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 an unidentified woman and a group of girls at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011
Date Created
2011-12
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman and a group of girls at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Performers at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011
Date Created
2011-12
Description
Performers at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Senior citizens in attendance at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011
Date Created
2011-12
Description
Senior citizens in attendance at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011
Date Created
2011-12
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (third from left, seated) is shown at a ceremony with other award recipients, including Andrew Young. Shirley Franklin stands behind Young.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others, circa 2008
Date Created
2006/2010
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (third from left, seated) is shown at a ceremony with other award recipients, including Andrew Young. Shirley Franklin stands behind Young.
Subject
African American mayors, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Mayor Maynard Jackson, Raven-Symone, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Carolyn Watson are shown posing for a picture during 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
Mayor Maynard Jackson, Raven-Symone, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Carolyn Watson are shown posing for a picture during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American mayors, African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery, Reverend James Orange (dressed as Santa Claus), Mayor Maynard Jackson, and others watch as Raven-Symone performs at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta. Izzy, the official mascot of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, is at right in the photo.
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
Evelyn G. Lowery, Reverend James Orange (dressed as Santa Claus), Mayor Maynard Jackson, and others watch as Raven-Symone performs at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta. Izzy, the official mascot of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, is at right in the photo.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American mayors, African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events, Olympics
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Raven-Symone is shown performing at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party while others watch. Izzy, the official mascot for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics can be seen in the background.
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 is shown performing at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party while others watch. Izzy, the official mascot for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics can be seen in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American mayors, African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events, Olympics
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman, Evelyn G. Lowery, Raven-Symone, Reverend James Orange as Santa Claus, and Carolyn Watson are shown posing for a picture during 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
An unidentified woman, Evelyn G. Lowery, Raven-Symone, Reverend James Orange as Santa Claus, and Carolyn Watson are shown posing for a picture during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Raven-Symone is shown performing at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta while Evelyn G. Lowery and Mayor Maynard Jackson watch.
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 is shown performing at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta while Evelyn G. Lowery and Mayor Maynard Jackson watch.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American mayors, African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man, Izzy (the 1996 Atlanta Olympics mascot), Raven-Symone, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Mayor Maynard Jackson are shown posing for a picture during 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
An unidentified man, Izzy (the 1996 Atlanta Olympics mascot), Raven-Symone, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Mayor Maynard Jackson are shown posing for a picture during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American mayors, African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events, Olympics
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Lloyd Davis, the vice president of The King Center, and current and former Southern Christian Leadership Conference staffers Claudette Matthews and Rita Samuels (respectively) attend the campaign kickoff event for Martin Luther King, III's run for Fulton County Commissioner. Written on verso: Lloyd Davis, vice president, Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change join SCLC staffer Claudette Matthews and former SCLC staffer Rita Samuels at Martin Luther King, III's campaign kickoff.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Lloyd Davis With Others at Martin Luther King, III Campaign Kickoff, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Lloyd Davis, the vice president of The King Center, and current and former Southern Christian Leadership Conference staffers Claudette Matthews and Rita Samuels (respectively) attend the campaign kickoff event for Martin Luther King, III's run for Fulton County Commissioner. Written on verso: Lloyd Davis, vice president, Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change join SCLC staffer Claudette Matthews and former SCLC staffer Rita Samuels at Martin Luther King, III's campaign kickoff.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Mayor Andrew Young share a laugh with Santa Claus at a 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 for the Children of Atlanta, circa 1982
Date Created
1982/1983
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and Mayor Andrew Young share a laugh with Santa Claus at a Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
Subject
African American women, African American mayors, Special events, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ronald McDonald speaks to an audience of young children attending his show at a Christmas party sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ronald McDonald Speaks to a Group of Young Children With Their Hands Raised, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Ronald McDonald speaks to an audience of young children attending his show at a Christmas party sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks to a group of children during a Christmas party sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery Speaking to a Group of Children During a Christmas Party, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks to a group of children during a Christmas party sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
Subject
African American women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy sits on the lap of a Kodak Color Bear to take a photo at a Christmas party sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Sitting on the Lap of a Kodak Color Bear, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
A young boy sits on the lap of a Kodak Color Bear to take a photo at a Christmas party sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Four young boys are shown sitting in a church pew during the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN's National Candle Light Prayer Service - April 5, 1981 to Strengthen the Family & the Healing of the Nation
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Young Boys Sitting in a Church Pew During the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5,
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
Four young boys are shown sitting in a church pew during the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN's National Candle Light Prayer Service - April 5, 1981 to Strengthen the Family & the Healing of the Nation
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman is shown handing a cloth to a woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service held during the three day Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance in April 1981. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman Handing a Cloth to a Woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5,
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
An unidentified woman is shown handing a cloth to a woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service held during the three day Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance in April 1981. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
Subject
African American women, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/WOMEN members are shown in attendance at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: Members of SCLC/WOMEN participate in the candlelight Memorial March and Rally.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Members at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5, 1981
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
SCLC/WOMEN members are shown in attendance at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: Members of SCLC/WOMEN participate in the candlelight Memorial March and Rally.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women are shown in a church holding hands and praying as part of the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Women Holding Hands and Praying at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5, 1981
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
A group of women are shown in a church holding hands and praying as part of the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American women, African Americans--Religion, African American children, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series