Name/Title
Charles Town Racetrack memorobiliaEntry/Object ID
ARC2023.016.004Scope and Content
Research File contains copies of photos and documents from the Racetrack's "History Wall," compiled by Ann Hilton.
Copied items include:
Stock Certificates from the racetrack
Issue of "The Racing Daily Form" from 1933 discussing the opening of the track
Memo from Ann Hilton about the History Wall
Photos of the History Wall
1934 program for Shenandoah Valley Jockey Club
Photos and commemorative event advertising for Barbara Jo Rubin
Photo of the Racetrack from 1953 with Mrs. N. Benjamin's "Black Al" and W. Hartack
1958 Time Cover featuring illustration of Willie Hartack
Budweiser ad featuring the racetrack
Ann Hilton Biography from Charles Town Racing Hall of Fame, 2011
1998 Article from Charles Town Races newsletter from about History Wall
1932 cover of The Charles Town Horse Show Association program
2010 article from the Martinsburg Journal featuring a timeline of the racetrack
Photo of Jockey Club officers in 1940
1998 article by Hilton featuring quotes about winter racing from Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop and describing some other notable events in the track's history
2013 80th anniversary certificate of recognition from the state of WV
Photo of crowds at the track c. 1943
1985 ad for shows featuring Glen Campbell Rick Nelson, Tammy Wynette, and Jerry Lee Lewis
List compiled by Ann Hilton of performers at the Charles Town Races in the late '70s-early '90s
Photo with notes of Ann HIlton, her brother and her father Jim Bell
65th anniversary packet with photos of Kennedy, Hoover, Shenandoah Downs opening
More photos of 1960 rally with Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy
Original items:
2021 Charles Town Classic ad featuring past winners and their silks
Two 2023 newspaper clippings featuring race resultsAcquisition
Accession
2023.016Source or Donor
Hilton, AnnAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Donated by Horseman Ann Hilton in memory of Mr. & Mrs. James Bell