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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Gladys Knight speaks at a podium during an awards event at the YWCA of Greater Atlanta. Written on verso: Gladys Knight, YW tribute, '87
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
YWCA of Greater Atlanta Awards Event, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
Gladys Knight speaks at a podium during an awards event at the YWCA of Greater Atlanta. Written on verso: Gladys Knight, YW tribute, '87
Subject
African American women, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Gladys Knight at an awards event at the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
YWCA of Greater Atlanta Awards Event, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
Gladys Knight at an awards event at the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
Subject
African American women, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King speaks with Gladys Knight at an awards event for the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
YWCA of Greater Atlanta Awards Event, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
Coretta Scott King speaks with Gladys Knight at an awards event for the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
Subject
African American women, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Gladys Knight speaks to the press during an awards event at the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
YWCA of Greater Atlanta Awards Event, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
Gladys Knight speaks to the press during an awards event at the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
Subject
African American women, African American singers, Interviews, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of young people at the youth session of a voter registration clinic held in Savannah, Georgia. Written on verso: District 1, Youth Session, Voter Registration Clinic, Savannah, 3-10-62 / Savannah Church youth reunion
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Youth Session at a Voter Registration Clinic in Savannah, Georgia, March 10, 1962
Date Created
1962-03-10
Description
A group of young people at the youth session of a voter registration clinic held in Savannah, Georgia. Written on verso: District 1, Youth Session, Voter Registration Clinic, Savannah, 3-10-62 / Savannah Church youth reunion
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American youth--Education, Voter registration, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Youth are shown marching with a SCLC/WOMEN banner during SCLC/WOMEN's 6th Annual African-American Heritage Tour.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Youth Marching With a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Banner, March 1993
Date Created
1993-03
Description
Youth are shown marching with a SCLC/WOMEN banner during SCLC/WOMEN's 6th Annual African-American Heritage Tour.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Education
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
A young man is shown sitting on the ground in Resurrection City, a temporary encampment in Washington, D.C. that was part of the Poor People's Campaign.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Man Sitting On The Ground In Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young man is shown sitting on the ground in Resurrection City, a temporary encampment in Washington, D.C. that was part of the Poor People's Campaign.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young man is arrested in front of the Department of Agriculture while others in the background look on. Written on verso: Boy being arrested at the Dept of Agriculture.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Man Being Arrested Outside of the Department of Agriculture, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young man is arrested in front of the Department of Agriculture while others in the background look on. Written on verso: Boy being arrested at the Dept of Agriculture.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Young John Watson Playing Trombone with the Operation Breadbasket Orchestra, September 5, 1970
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Young John Watson Playing Trombone with the Operation Breadbasket Orchestra, September 5, 1970
Date Created
1970-09-05
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young girl holds a "Save Our Children" sign while marching in the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Girl Holding a "Save Our Children" Sign Amongst Demonstrators, 1980
Date Created
1980
Description
A young girl holds a "Save Our Children" sign while marching in the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Demonstrations, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young girl is shown holding a "I Have a Dream One America!" sign amongst March on Washington demonstrators.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Girl Holding a "I Have a Dream One America!" Sign Amongst March on Washington Demonstrators, August 28
Date Created
1963-08-28
Description
A young girl is shown holding a "I Have a Dream One America!" sign amongst March on Washington demonstrators.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young girl holds a baby in front of wooden tents set up as part of Resurrection City in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: Resurrection City - Children
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Girl Holding a Baby In Front of Tents, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young girl holds a baby in front of wooden tents set up as part of Resurrection City in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: Resurrection City - Children
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy is shown lying on a bed covering his right eye with his hand. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Written on verso: A mouth full of toothaches plagues this little Lake Co., Indiana boy who is being raised by his grandparents living on a small pension in a rural area. They were unaware that Medicare could cover dental fees for the boy and his older sister. Project FIND, designed to aid the elderly poor through community action, discovered these isolated grandparents and their grandchildren.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Child Lying on a Bed, March 1968
Date Created
1968-03
Description
A young boy is shown lying on a bed covering his right eye with his hand. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Written on verso: A mouth full of toothaches plagues this little Lake Co., Indiana boy who is being raised by his grandparents living on a small pension in a rural area. They were unaware that Medicare could cover dental fees for the boy and his older sister. Project FIND, designed to aid the elderly poor through community action, discovered these isolated grandparents and their grandchildren.
Subject
Poverty, Children
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
A young boy is shown sitting on a bicycle in the mud in the temporary encampment known as Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Sits on a Bicycle In The Mud In Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young boy is shown sitting on a bicycle in the mud in the temporary encampment known as Resurrection City.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American children, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy is shown holding a sign that reads "Keep Americans Working - Buy American Mined Coal" during a protest against Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. Written on verso: SCLC Youth against apartheid
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Protesting at an Anti-Apartheid March, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
A young boy is shown holding a sign that reads "Keep Americans Working - Buy American Mined Coal" during a protest against Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. Written on verso: SCLC Youth against apartheid
Subject
Demonstrations, Apartheid, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy is shown drinking from a can in front of a wooden tent in Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Drinking Out of a Can in Front of a Wooden Tent in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young boy is shown drinking from a can in front of a wooden tent in Resurrection City.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman stands at a podium in a church with audience members in front of her and a choir gathered behind her.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Young Adults at an Event, circa 1985
Date Created
1980/1990
Description
An unidentified woman stands at a podium in a church with audience members in front of her and a choir gathered behind her.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Yolanda King speaking or singing at an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Yolanda King, circa 1995
Date Created
1992/1998
Description
Yolanda King speaking or singing at an unknown event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series