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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
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024272F
Joyous Baptism for a Witness, Jehovah's Witness Olive Stone emerges from a total immersion baptism ceremony at Mayfield Secondary School in Chinguacou(...)
Joyous Baptism for a Witness, Jehovah's Witness Olive Stone emerges from a total immersion baptism ceremony at Mayfield Secondary School in Chinguacou(...)
7/26/1974
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
7/29/1975
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
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
At Mass Baptism of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sunnyside Pool today, some of the 500 new members of the sect receive the total immersion which is a keyston(...)
At Mass Baptism of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sunnyside Pool today, some of the 500 new members of the sect receive the total immersion which is a keyston(...)
7/31/1970
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
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