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Resource Type:
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Photographs
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Language:
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English
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Location:
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P35258
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Date:
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193605
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Author/Creator:
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Acme Newspictures (New York, NY).
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Title:
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Father Divine. [P35258]
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Format:
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black and white
7x9
None
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Description:
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Copyrighted
Description: A group of Father Divine's disciples swaying and chanting with religious fervor as they listen to his sermon; May 1936.
Caption with the photo says: 'HALLELUJAH'--AT MEETING OF FATHER DIVINE'S 'FLOCK.' NEW YORK--ARDENT DISCIPLES OF FATHER DIVINE, HARLEM'S 'LIVING MESSIAH' ARE SWAYING AND CHANTING WITH RELIGIOUS FERVOR AS THEY LISTEN TO HIS SERMON ON THE JOYS OF 'RIGHTEOUS AND CLEAN LIVING.' HE HAS OVER TWO MILLION FOLLOWERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE SPOTLIGHT WAS TURNED ON HIS ACTIVITIES AFTER THE SHOOTING OF 'GLORIA ILLUMINATION,' A WHITE GIRL WHO WAS AMONG HIS LEADING DISCIPLES.
Photograph is stamped on the back with a date of May 22, 1936.
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Subject:
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Father Divine.
Afro-American clergy.
New York--Harlem.
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Date Cataloged:
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02/17/2022
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Archive ID | Delivery Description | Price | ||
155234 | View Original at FPHC | * See note below | Add to cart. |
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