May Crowning

Parent Collections

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Title

May Crowning

Photographer

McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.

Date Created

1947

Description

1947 photo of a woman holding a pillow on which sets a crown. Four young girls stand with her and hold bouquets of daisies. They are taking part in May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.

Subject

Worship programs.

Girls.

Women.

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

2008-06-13, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

photographs

black-and-white photographs

Type of Resource

still image

Source Document Location

University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.

Shelf Location

Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box A14, Folder 16, Item 14

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Date Captured

2008-06-13

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

mcalA14F16i14

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Photographs/Color: 24 bits; 600 ppi