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Father Divine portrait collection

Title
Father Divine portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1930?-1960>

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Additional Authors
  • Gottlieb, Sonnee.
  • International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
  • Associated Press.
  • Wide World Photos.
  • Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Description
  • <5> photographic prints ; silver gelatin, b&w; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller.
  • <4> photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • <2> photographic prints : col. ;
  • <1> photomechanical print : b&w ;
Summary
Collection consists of views of religious leader Major J. "Father" Divine (born George Baker), including an individual portrait of Father Divine (n.d.); a photomechanical reproduction of an illustrated portrait of him (n.d.); in group portraits with his young wife, Mother Divine, at home (1960) and in anniversary celebrations (1951 and 1954); at home eating dinner (n.d.); and with a group of his followers, walking along the Hudson River on his Krum Elbow estatein New York, with a ferryboat in the background (n.d.). Also depicted are views of a shoe shine parlor in New York City, operated by disciples of Father Divine (1949), and the front of Divine's Universal Peace Mission Headquarters in Harlem (1936).
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Group portraits – 1930-1969.
  • Portrait photographs – 1930-1959.
  • Portraits.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1969.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1960-1969.
  • Photomechanical prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photos have captions or written descriptive information on verso; some photos are duplicates.
  • Photographers include Sonnee Gottlieb, Wide World Photo, International News Photos and others.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some photos restricted; permission of copyright holder required for duplication.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Father Divine
OCLC
NYPG085000673-F
Title
Father Divine portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1930?-1960>
Terms Of Use
Some photos restricted; permission of copyright holder required for duplication.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Gottlieb, Sonnee. Photographer
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
Associated Press.
Wide World Photos.
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Father Divine
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