Print, Photographic
Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A male mannequin stands dressed in a United States Marine Corps (USMC) with the rank of Staff Sergeant. A large USMC insignia is affixed to the rear of the display with the heading above, "Marine Corps New, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign." Images of USMC activity in the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, and various other locales are also featured. Signage adjacent to the images reads, "Salute! With magnificent courage OUR MARINES are staking their lives on the belief that we here at home will supply abundantly the weapons and equipment, THEY MUST HAVE TO WIN, Lets buy bonds while there's time to win." Affixed signage in the central foreground reads, "Buy U.S. War Savings Bonds, Immediate Delivery, WAR BONDS, 11th Floor, Woodward, Section D." The date, image sequence number, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "7-17-43; 18854-7x; Davis B. Hillmer."
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