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Metadata
Object Name |
Dress |
Catalog Number |
2002.10.16 |
Date |
ca. 1970 |
Material(s) |
Polyester; |
Dimensions |
H-45 W-21 inches |
Description |
This is a woman's black sundress with coverup. Part (a) is a sundress made of sheer black polyester material with pink stitching along the bottom ruffle. There are 2" shoulder straps and a pink satin flower on the center of the bodice. The bodice and skirt are attached at the waist with elastic and there is a 1/4" cord belt that ties in a bow at the front. The skirt is flared with a 6" polyester ruffle at the bottom. Part (b) is a black sheer polyester waist length coverup with pink stitching around the edges. Green and pink flowers are painted on the proper right front. The jacket has short wrapover sleeves. |
Notes |
This was worn by the donor's mother, Sarah Johnson Dishman (b. 12/1/1924 - d. 1/23/2002). Sarah, the eldest of five sisters, was the daughter of Elmore and Naomi Smith Johnson of Georgetown, KY. She married her high school sweetheart, Oscar Dishman, Jr. of the New Zion community in Scott County and had three children: Carolyn Bell, Bernard Dishman, and Marilyn Dishman. Oscar Dishman, Jr. was an African American horse owner and trainer. Together the Dishmans spent 20 years on the road traveling the thoroughbred circuit from New York to California and to several foreign countries. Oscar graduated from Ed Harris High School and was drafted shortly after entering college. After serving in the Army, Oscar became a horse groomer like his father before him. He subsequently moved up to exercise boy. In the "Georgetown News and Times" (April 23, 1985) Oscar said of his decision to become a trainer, "I wanted to better myself as a person and become independent in the horse race industry." Dishman's first win as a trainer was on June 8, 1961 at River Downs in Cincinnati with a horse named Mary-El-Du. In the early days Oscar also worked as a barber at River Downs to supplement the family's income. The barbering did not last long because Oscar soon found himself very busy training horses. As the quality of the horses he trained increased, Oscar moved to larger tracks with bigger purses. In 1965 he built a home for the family near Keeneland. |
Collection |
Marilyn Dishman Collection |
People |
Dishman, Oscar Jr. Dishman, Marilyn Dishman, Sarah Johnson |
Subjects |
Women Clothing & dress Dress Dresses |
Search Terms |
Women Women's clothing African Americans |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |