Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Reported in: “Roosevelt foe laude Divine,” Los Angeles Times, 30 Jul. 1938: 2. Howland Spencer made a gift of his share of Crum Elbow, a 500 acre estate, to Father Divine of Harlem and sold the rest for his relatives. The estate was opposite of that of President Roosevelt’s mother. Father Divine points to a sign on the Crum Elbow estate. He is accompanied by a woman and a boy and a girl, perhaps his wife and children. Father Divine (c. 1876–1965), also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an African-American spiritual leader[2] from about 1907, until his death. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as "the Messenger" early in his life. He founded the International Peace Mission movement, formulated its doctrine, and oversaw its growth from a small and predominantly black congregation into a multiracial and international church. Due to his ideology, many consider him to be a cult leader. Text from negative sleeve: 15381. Crum Elbow. Father Divine.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14775 ark:/21198/zz002j8f13
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Father Divine
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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