Blank check from Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop's Horse Account at Blakeley Bank and Trust Company

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Blank check from Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop's "Horse Account" at Blakeley Bank and Trust Company

Entry/Object ID

ARC1015

Scope and Content

Blank check from Sylvia A. Bishop's "Horse Account," Charles Town, W. Va., at Blakeley Bank and Trust Company, Ranson, W. Va. Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, a native of Charles Town, was the first licensed female African American thoroughbred trainer in the United States.

Acquisition

Accession

711

Source or Donor

Bishop, LaVerne

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1955 - circa 1963

Archive Size/Extent

1 check, 6" x 2 1/2"