Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a barber shop quartet window display at the J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Four male mannequins clad in plaid suits, bowler hats and holding canes appear to be singing while standing in front of a mural of a town setting. Images of known barber shop quartets are featured on the left and right sides of the display. Signage in the left foreground reads, "Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing of America." Also, smaller neighboring signage reads, "Be Sure to Attend! 12th Annual Parade of Barber Shop Quartets, Saturday, November 3, 8:00 P.M. Masonic Auditorium." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "10-3-51; 25291-3x; The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."