Father Divine followers carried $500, 000 in suitcases
Father Divine followers carried $500, 000 in suitcases to the bank for a cashier's check. It was to purchase the Hotel Riviera, in Newark, N.J. for a new communal heaven, Oct. 21, 1949. It took 14 tellers 3 hours, 35 minutes to count nearly half a million dollars in $5, $10. and $20 bills. - (CSU_2015_5_81)
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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