May Crowning

Parent Collections

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Title

May Crowning

Photographer

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

Date Created

1948

Description

1948/1949 photo of a priest and several women having a meal together as part of 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. This may be Mother's Day.

Subject

Priests.

Women.

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

2009-04-22, 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 B10, Folder 31, Item 02

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

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

Identifier [Local]

mcalB10F31i02

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Photographs/Color: 24 bits; 600 ppi