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 E. Lowery is shown with Stevie Wonder and others during his 86th birthday celebration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery's 86th Birthday Celebration With Stevie Wonder and Others, 2007
Date Created
2007
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Stevie Wonder and others during his 86th birthday celebration.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American musicians
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown posing for a picture with Stevie Wonder and others during his 86th birthday celebration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery's 86th Birthday Celebration With Stevie Wonder and Others, 2007
Date Created
2007
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown posing for a picture with Stevie Wonder and others during his 86th birthday celebration.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American musicians
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown posing for a picture with (from left to right) Walter E. Fauntroy, Maxine Waters, [Lowery] and Dick Gregory for Lowery's 85th birthday celebration
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery's 85th Birthday Celebration, 2006
Date Created
2006
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown posing for a picture with (from left to right) Walter E. Fauntroy, Maxine Waters, [Lowery] and Dick Gregory for Lowery's 85th birthday celebration
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery at an unknown banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery at a Banquet, circa 1990
Date Created
1990/1995
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery at an unknown banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified woman receiving the Central United Methodist Church Women's Day Recognition Award.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified woman receiving the Central United Methodist Church Women's Day Recognition Award.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women posing for a picture at a Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
A group of women posing for a picture at a Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition event.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The choir of Central United Methodist Church sing during a Woman's Day Recognition event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
The choir of Central United Methodist Church sing during a Woman's Day Recognition event.
Subject
African American women, African American singers, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman is shown speaking during a Women's Day event at Central United Methodist Church. Joseph and Evelyn Lowery's daughter Karen Lowery (back row, second from right) and others listen.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
A woman is shown speaking during a Women's Day event at Central United Methodist Church. Joseph and Evelyn Lowery's daughter Karen Lowery (back row, second from right) and others listen.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with others holding hands and singing "We Shall Overcome" at the 1981 Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner. Written on verso: "We Shall Overcome," the popular anthem of the civil rights movement, closed the 1981 Drum Major Awards Dinner attended by over 1,000 persons.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others Holding Hands and Singing "We Shall Overcome", 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with others holding hands and singing "We Shall Overcome" at the 1981 Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner. Written on verso: "We Shall Overcome," the popular anthem of the civil rights movement, closed the 1981 Drum Major Awards Dinner attended by over 1,000 persons.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding hands in front of a cake for their 25th wedding anniversary.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery 25th Wedding Anniversary, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding hands in front of a cake for their 25th wedding anniversary.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown standing together on their 25th wedding anniversary.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery 25th Wedding Anniversary, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown standing together on their 25th wedding anniversary.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series