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Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated September 2, 1963 reads, "Jehovah's Witnesses' opening assembly drew 80,543 at Rose Bowl Sunday. The huge stadium was redecorated for the eight-day religious session". Followers of Jehovah's Witnesses from 50 states and 37 foreign countries attended the "Everlasting Good News Assembly" at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, making the largest assembly the Christian group has had on the West Coast.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, Calif.) Religious gatherings--California--Pasadena Religious adherents--United States Stadiums--California--Pasadena Pasadena (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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