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Dedication to, and portrait of, Mrs. Taft, in the 1907 edition of Nínay

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Item Data

Creator
Pedro Alejandro Paterno
Date
1907
Item Source
https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/002965510?query=N%C3%ADnay%3A+costumbres+filipinas+1907&library=All+libraries
Description
The Ohio-born Helen Herron Taft, wife of William Howard Taft, appears in this dedication page of the 1907 edition of Nínay, posed wearing the formal Tagalog attire for women. William Howard Taft was the American governor-general of the Philippines between 1901 and 1903. He eventually became the 27th US President.
Format
Book