Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store featuring Electromode Heaters. Displayed in the window is a female mannequin dressed in day wear, seated on an upholstered arm chair neighboring an end table; her young daughter stands adjacent to her. Signage hanging on the right side of the window notates the differing locales a portable electric heater could be used including the nursery, bedroom, living room, recreation room, and bathroom. Three differing types of heaters are featured in the display, a portable electric radiator, portable electric heater, and a portable steam radiator. Signage featured in the left-central foreground of the window reads, "Electromode Portable Electric Heater, Fan Circulating, Warm Air Is Distributed Evenly Throughout the Whole Room; Automatic Shut-Off Safety Switch; White or Brown Enamel Finish, $29.50, Major Appliances, Tenth Floor, Woodward." Also, signage on the far left of the window reads, "Built For Safety, Co-Z-Air, Portable Electric Radiator, Totally Enclosed Element, Full Heat in Five Minutes, For AC or DC Current, $33.75, Major Appliances, Tenth Floor, Woodward." Lastly, there is signage neighboring the heater in the lower right corner of the window, "Wonderful Convenience for the Whole Family, Electresteem, Portable Steam Radiator, Lightweight, Construction, No Moving Parts, For AC or DC Current, $37.35; Major Appliances, Tenth Floor, Woodward." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "11-11-47; 22971-2x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."