Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, is pictured sitting outside her log cabin with stone chimney in Rowan County, Kentucky. Mrs. Caudill, a teacher, was elected superintendent of Rowan County schools in 1906 and...
Women; Girls; Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, right, stands outside a log cabin wearing a Scottish plaid dress and accompanied by a girl dressed as a Scottish royal court attendant. They are likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near Ashland,...
Women; Girls; Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; Kilts; Hats; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, left, stands outside a log cabin wearing a Scottish plaid dress and accompanied by a girl dressed in a kilt, sash, and hat. They are likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near Ashland, Kentucky. In...
Women; Girls; Log cabins; Costumes--Great Britain; Kilts; Hats; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, right, stands outside a log cabin wearing a Scottish plaid dress and accompanied by a girl dressed in a kilt, sash, and hat. They are likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near Ashland, Kentucky. In...
Lyda Messer Caudill stands in the yard of a frame house next to a sign reading 'Knowledge and Understanding / Adult Education / … New Day.' Mrs. Caudill, a teacher, was elected superintendent of Rowan County, Kentucky schools in 1906 and founded...
Lyda Messer Caudill (left, wearing a hat) poses with three men (including her father, William Messer, second from right) and a young girl outside a church at Christy Creek in Rowan County, Kentucky. The young girl may be her daughter, Leona...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, poses outdoors in Mary Queen of Scots costume (a long plaid dress with pleated insets and a high collar). She is likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, poses outdoors in Mary Queen of Scots costume (a long plaid dress with pleated insets and a high collar). She is likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, poses outdoors in Mary Queen of Scots costume (a long plaid dress with pleated insets and a high collar). She is likely performing in the annual American Folk Song Festival near...
William and Alameda Sparks Messer, an elderly couple wearing work clothes, stand behind a chair outside their log cabin in Rowan County, Kentucky. Mr. Messer, descended from the Stewarts of Scotland, is said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of...
William and Alameda Sparks Messer, an elderly couple wearing work clothes, stand outside a small shed in Rowan County, Kentucky. Mr. Messer, descended from the Stewarts of Scotland, is said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots. Alameda Sparks...
William and Alameda Sparks Messer, an elderly couple wearing work clothes, stand outside a small shed with a saw leaning against it in Rowan County, Kentucky. Mr. Messer, descended from the Stewarts of Scotland, is said to be a descendant of Mary...
William and Alameda Sparks Messer, an elderly couple wearing work clothes, stand outside a small shed with a saw leaning against it in Rowan County, Kentucky. Mr. Messer, descended from the Stewarts of Scotland, is said to be a descendant of Mary...
Five men and an old woman gather outside a building identified by Jean Thomas as "church on Christy Creek." The men all wear suits. The man second from the right is William Messer, father of Lyda Messer Caudill and possible descendant of...
Lyda Messer Caudill (left, wearing a hat) poses with two men (including her father, William Messer, at right) and a young girl outside a church at Christy Creek in Rowan County, Kentucky. The young girl may be her daughter, Leona Margaret Caudill,...
Lyda Messer Caudill, said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots, is pictured sitting on the porch of her log cabin in Rowan County, Kentucky. Mrs. Caudill, a teacher, was elected superintendent of Rowan County schools in 1906 and founded the...
Jean Thomas interviews a descendant of the Martin-Tolliver feud of Rowan County, Kentucky. The man is wearing a suit and holding a felt hat. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jean Thomas interviews a descendant of the Martin-Tolliver feud of Rowan County, Kentucky. The man is wearing a suit and a felt hat. A young girl holds the man's hand. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jean Thomas interviews a descendant of the Martin-Tolliver feud of Rowan County, Kentucky (1884-1887). The man is wearing a suit and holding a felt hat. A young girl holds the man's hand. Title supplied by cataloger.
A man wearing shirtsleeves and a tie stands in front of a hedgerow. He is likely a descendant of the Martins who had feuded with the Tollivers in Rowan County, Kentucky, from 1884-1887. Title supplied by cataloger.
