Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring modern home furnishings sold at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A modern living room setting features, a plaid upholstered love seat and chair, an occasional table, large end table with an illuminated lamp featuring an ornamented base, and a two tier book case with a wire sculpture placed atop. A two-drawer desk is also featured on the left side of the display. Signage in the left-central foreground reads, "October, 1950 Color Palette, Hudson's Says: Living Today has Modern Manners, Gift Shop, Mezzanine, Woodward; Linens, Bedding, 3rd Floor, Grand River; Cotton Rugs, Draperies, 8th Floor; Furniture, 9th Floor; China, Glassware, 10th Floor; Housewares, 10th Floor; Pictures and Lamps, 11th Floor, Television Sets, 13th Floor." A small cornucopia is visible between the signs; the smaller sign on the right reads, "See Hudson's Modern Manners Home… Bright new ideas in accessories and color furniture in its own fresh setting, Open Now, On Hudson's Ninth Floor." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "10-5-50; 25104-6x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."