Father Divine Peace Restaurant photograph, 1939
Permanent ID:
437Date:
July 17 1939Image Description:
Photograph depicts followers of Father Divine singing and waving handkerchiefs at Peace Restaurant. Father Divine, also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was a spiritual leader who founded the International Peace Mission movement.Inscription:
(NY2) NEW YORK, July 17—“WE THANK YOU, FATHER”—Singing hymns and chanting their “We thank you, Father”, these “angels” and followers of Father Divine, Harlem negro religious leader, wave handkerchiefs as part of their ritual, at a meeting of out-of-town followers here last night. In store for them is a pilgrimage planned three weeks hence to a new “Heaven” offered them in fashionable Newport, R.I., by Mrs. Angela Kaufman. (AP WIRE PHOTO) (f20700hl) 1939 (Right)Address:
New York CityFormat:
PhotographsCollection:
Philadelphia Record photograph morgueRelated Person or Organization:
AP Wire (photographer)Library of Congress Subjects:
Father Divine [info:lc/authorities/names/n79006942]