Lyda Messer Caudill with her Scotch child attendant in court costume, 1946.
Title
Lyda Messer Caudill with her Scotch child attendant in court costume , 1946 .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
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 , Kentucky . In addition to being a singer of traditional Scottish ballads , Lyda Messer Caudill , said to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots , was elected superintendent of Rowan County , Kentucky schools in 1906 and founded the first school for African-American students in the county .
Subject
Women Girls Log cabins Costumes--Great Britain American Folk Song Festival Folk festivals
People Pictured
Caudill, Lyda Messer, 1888-1958
Location Depicted
Boyd County (Ky.)
Date Original
1946
Object Type
Negatives
Source
2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0481 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jthom/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1979.33.0481
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