Digital Collection
1982.144.496

Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at the J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Four mannequins are dressed in military uniforms and gasmasks are standing around a large rocket; smoke grenades and hand bombs are also featured in the display. Images affixed to the rear of the display depicts smoke and flames from the battle grounds. Signage affixed to the rear wall reads, "Chemical Warfare, They Fight and Win through Smoke and Flame." Signage in the foreground adjacent to two large mortars and an image of Col. Harry R. Lebkicher reads, "America's Secret Weapon, 42 Chemical Mortar, Used to Blast The Enemy, Out of Attu, Sicily, and North America." Affixed signage at the lower foreground of the display reads, "Four Freedoms War Bond Show, Auditorium, 12th Floor." The photographic sequence number is printed on the bottom of the recto, "5x."

Date
c. 1943
Year Range From
1941
Year Range To
1945
Collection
Print Size
8.1875" x 10.0625"
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