11002.HR – Theodore Togans is pictured here as he examines the mouth and teeth of a race horse at Charles Town, WV. Theodore Togans is pictured here working on a thoroughbred horse. He is examining the mouth and teeth of the race horse. Mr. Togans was a veterinary dentist and worked at the Charles Town Race Track when this photo was taken. Veterinary dentistry is a specialized field which requires attention to detail and dedication. which Mr. Togans had to have had to be successful.
11003.HR – Photos and letter here are from Charles H. Strider Jr., when he was running as a Democrat for County Commissioner in the Kabletown District.
11004.HR – Sulvia Rideoutt Bishop is pictured in this photo, second from the left. Her brother, Bobby Rideoutt, is to her right. The year is unknown.
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11013.HR – This photo from July 31, 1956 shows third from left, Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, the first African American female thoroughbred racing trainer in the United States pictured at Charles Town Race track. She is flanked by her sister, Irma Rideoutt Berry and mother Bertha Snowden Rideoutt on her right and her husband John Bishop and John E. Berry, her brother-in-law, on her left. Ms. Bishop’s accomplishment came a long way from the first Charles Town Colored Horse Show in 1917.
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11015.HR – Program for Colored Horse Show.
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