Revisiting Annie Powell’s Obituary 73 Years Later
In the newsroom, her life was memorialized in their own way.
Michael Lally’s ancestors were neighbors of the Powell Studio.
Recently, the director of business operations at Lowell Cemetery read our Annie Powell social media posts and made a personal connection. Weren’t there photos taken by the Powell studios in his attic?
Annie Powell’s Tennis Holiday
Despite being from a poor English family, she always had a camera.
Biographical research and facial recognition software link a haunting image to Annie’s family to her personal spiritual beliefs.
Annie Powell overview presented to Lowell Historial Society annual meeting, May 2023.
In the brutally cold winter of 1923 coal was scarce. This image illustrates the plight of suffering children and was presented to President Harding. Evidence suggests that this unsigned photo is the work of Annie Powell.
A different Lowell photographer has been associated with this compelling image of poor housing conditions in Lowell taken in 1912. However, the use of the phrase “dangerous galleries” hand written on the front of the image may be evidence of Annie Powell’s work. (Image courtesy of Harvard University)
