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Title	Lyda Messer Caudill's family, Rowan County, Kentucky.
Creator	Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description	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 Margaret Caudill, and one of the men may be her husband, William T. Caudill. Mrs. Caudill, a teacher, was elected superintendent of Rowan County, Kentucky schools in 1906 and founded the first school for African-American students in the county. She was also a singer of traditional Scottish ballads and claimed to be a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots. Title supplied by cataloger.
Subject	Women Men Girls Churches
People Pictured	Caudill, Lyda Messer, 1888-1958 Messer, William, 1856-
Location Depicted	Rowan County (Ky.)
Date Original	192-?- 193-?
Object Type	Negatives
Source	2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. 1979.33.0485 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/jthom#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
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	To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copies Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number	ULPA 1979.33.0485
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