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Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year, 15,000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water
Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year, 15,000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water

Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year, 15,000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water

Date8/2/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year; 15;000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024272F
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During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont
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7/29/1975
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7/25/1975
A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
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7/23/1976
A Jehovah's Witness takes the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
A Jehovah's Witness takes the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
7/23/1976
A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
7/23/1976
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7/25/1973
Relaxing in the sun, Jehovah's Witnesses listen to addresses at their four-day assembly at Woodbine racetrack, which opened yesterday. While three chi(...)
Relaxing in the sun, Jehovah's Witnesses listen to addresses at their four-day assembly at Woodbine racetrack, which opened yesterday. While three chi(...)
7/25/1974
The stage for the Jehovah's Witnesses convention this week at Woodbine racetrack is in front of the track and the tote board (right). More than 30,000(...)
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7/24/1973
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7/22/1974
Speeches are translated into sign language for deaf persons at the Jehovah's Witnesses' Divine Assembly at Woodbine racetrack yesterday. Witnesses acc(...)
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7/26/1973