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During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont
During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont

During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont

Date7/29/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack; Sylvia Steffan of London; Ont.; is baptized by Timothey Wheeler of Flesherton; in a portable pool. Witnesses practise total immersion.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024271F
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
8/2/1980
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
Umbrellas blossom in the stands at Woodbine racetrack yesterday as rain pours down on the Divine Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses, some of whom came fr(...)
Umbrellas blossom in the stands at Woodbine racetrack yesterday as rain pours down on the Divine Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses, some of whom came fr(...)
7/25/1973
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(...)
7/26/1973
Jehovah's Witness Judy Snow, a 25-year-old paraplegic, is baptized in a wheelchair today during a public baptism for Witnesses at their 1975 assembly (...)
Jehovah's Witness Judy Snow, a 25-year-old paraplegic, is baptized in a wheelchair today during a public baptism for Witnesses at their 1975 assembly (...)
7/25/1975
Witnesses Prepare for a Convention, The Jehovah's Witnesses of southern Ontario are preparing for their annual convention at Woodbine Racetrack. It be(...)
Witnesses Prepare for a Convention, The Jehovah's Witnesses of southern Ontario are preparing for their annual convention at Woodbine Racetrack. It be(...)
7/22/1974
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(...)
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(...)
7/24/1973
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
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
Sharing a Parasol and a hymn book, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyers of Wallaceburg, Ont., join 13,500 other Jehovah's Witnesses in the stands at Woodbine race(...)
Sharing a Parasol and a hymn book, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyers of Wallaceburg, Ont., join 13,500 other Jehovah's Witnesses in the stands at Woodbine race(...)
7/24/1975
A warmer Witness, It's been a nice mild winter for my work, said James Arnold, above, a Jehovah's Witness minister who stands on windy Weston Rd. dist(...)
A warmer Witness, It's been a nice mild winter for my work, said James Arnold, above, a Jehovah's Witness minister who stands on windy Weston Rd. dist(...)
3/22/1975