Bowie Race Course license issued to Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Bowie Race Course license issued to Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop

Entry/Object ID

ARC1014

Scope and Content

Bowie Race Course license, Horseman's Wife, March 28 thru April 30, 1966, issued to "Mrs. Sylvia Bishop." 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

1966

Archive Size/Extent

1 license, 10 cm x 6 cm