Lyda Messer Caudill, William and Alameda Sparks Messer, Rowan County, Kentucky.
Title
Lyda Messer Caudill , William and Alameda Sparks Messer , Rowan County , Kentucky .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
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 Queen of Scots . Alameda Sparks is his second wife . Mr . Messer's daughter , Lyda Messer Caudill , stands to the left of the shed . She was elected superintendent of Rowan County , Kentucky schools in 1906 and founded the first school for African-American students in the county . Title supplied by cataloger .
Subject
Women Men Sheds Saws
People Pictured
Caudill, Lyda Messer, 1888-1958 Messer, William, 1856- Messer, Alameda Sparks
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. 1979.33.0491 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 1979.33.0491
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