Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Dress |
Catalog Number |
2002.10.7 |
Date |
ca. 1970 |
Material(s) |
Polyester; |
Dimensions |
H-54.5 W-16 inches |
Description |
This is a woman's pink floor length gown. It is made of solid pink polyester and is an unfitted straight gown with a high neck. There is a rolled down collar with eyehook closures at the back. The dress has long sleeves made of a sheer pink material with a floral pattern. There are wide solid pink inset cuffs with snap closures. The dress has a zipper closure at the back. |
Notes |
This dress was worn by Sarah Johnson Dishman (b. 12/1/1924 - d. 1/23/2002) to her daughter Marilyn's wedding. 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 a 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 |
Wedding clothing & dress Wedding costume Weddings Women Clothing & dress Dress Dresses |
Search Terms |
Georgetown (Ky.) Kentucky Wedding Wedding dress Women Women's clothing |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |