Print, Photographic

Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of a window display at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Featured in the display are differing styles and sizes of leather luggage and trunks. A large model steam engine is visible in the lower left foreground, signage in front of it reads, "Grant Modern Steam Engine, Weight 121,000 lbs." Also, as noted on the signage in the right front foreground, is a Tom Thumb, 1829 Model Steam Engine. Visible in the background, is a mural of two men, one a passenger and the other a train assistant helps with the luggage, and are adjacent to a train; a woman is visible in the in the rear of the caboose. Signage in the right-central foreground reads, "It's Christmas Time at Hudson's, For the Traveler, There is a Cosmopolitan Air to this Smart Luggage, An expression of the modern soul that appeals all to travel, Second Floor, Farmer, The J.L. Hudson Co." The photographic sequence number, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "13703; Davis B. Hillmer."