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Thousands Flock to Priest’s “Miracle Grave”

Reel Number: 221140-09

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1929

Country: USA

Location: Malden,Massachusetts

TC Begins: 00:39:06

TC Ends: 00:41:06

Duration: 00:02:00

Thousands Flock to Priest’s “Miracle Grave”: Reports of magical cures bring crowds to the resting place of Father Francis Power, Malden, Massachusetts. 13Nov29 Pan across large crowds of young & old queueing around graveside; religious or mystical pilgrimage; some file past & touch tombstone or wipe handkerchiefs on it; tombstone covered w/ flowers & other offerings. 00:35:55 Title: ‘In two days 150,000 persons visited this spot.’ Lines, some visitors w/ umbrellas (wintertime); touch the tombstone, cross themselves, remove hats.. Title: ‘Sufferers from all kinds of maladies seek aid.’ Woman on crutches is helped to the graveside where she kneels. 00:40:39 Title: ‘Some believe that the earth on the grave is possessed with healing properties.’ CU tombstone; visitors throw coins into large pot on tombstone; crippled man being carried by two others. Religion; Faith Healing; Believers; Religious; Catholic; Christian;

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