Portrait and biographical album of Gratiot county, Mich.,
Artista: No identificado
Siglo XIX · España / América
Colección: Hispanismo
This is the title page of a portrait and biographical album of Gratiot County, Michigan. The page is lavishly decorated with ornamental motifs and elaborate typography, typical of 19th-century publications that sought to enhance the status and importance of the citizens and the region they depicted. The inclusion of the Library of Congress seal, dated 1896, places the work in the late 19th century, a period of great interest in local history and biographical documentation.
hispanismo indumentaria-indigena historia
