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Jehovah's Witnesses Sing in the Rain, With umbrellas held over their heads, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sing together during convention at Wood(...)
Jehovah's Witnesses Sing in the Rain, With umbrellas held over their heads, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sing together during convention at Wood(...)

Jehovah's Witnesses Sing in the Rain, With umbrellas held over their heads, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sing together during convention at Wood(...)

Date7/31/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jehovah's Witnesses Sing in the Rain; With umbrellas held over their heads; members of the Jehovah's Witnesses sing together during convention at Woodbine racetrack. Despite fall of more than two inches of rain; the convention of some 20;000 Witnesses went on undampened?except for 300 baptized by immersion. Weather office said that 1.94 inches of rain fell in less than 30 minutes. Police said downpour was a factor in 30 accidents.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024305F
Sitting at the race track at Woodbine, with umbrellas to shield them from the sun, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses attend convention. In left foreg(...)
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Speeches are translated into sign language for deaf persons at the Jehovah's Witnesses' Divine Assembly at Woodbine racetrack yesterday. Witnesses acc(...)
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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