Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display advertising Carolyn Chase Bridal Services at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin dressed in a wedding gown and vale is featured with a series of housewares a new bride will need. China, silver, ceramics, flatware, glassware, and linens are featured throughout the display. Signage affixed to a display board adjacent to a complete dinner service set reads, "Hudson's larger assortments means better coordination for you, coordinate China, Silver, and Stemware patterns; Choose your favorite patterns.. with our Bride's Registry; 10th Floor, Woodward, Section E." Also, signage in the right foreground, in front of the mannequin reads, "Bride's Preference Week, Visit the Bride's Registry, 10th Floor - Section E… July 16 through 22; the Detroit bride… Her wedding perfect in every detail with the help of Hudson's Carolyn Chase Bridal Services, -Let our Wedding Consultant give you detailed information about every phase of your wedding, -Register your silver, china, crystal patterns and gift preferences with our Bridal Registry, -Choose your wedding gown from our breathtaking collection featured in the July issue of Vogue. Wedding Consultant, 6th Floor, Bridal Gift Registry, 10th and 3rd Floors, Bridal Salon, 6th Floor." The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "27213-3x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer." The date is hand-written on the verso, "Bride Windows, July 17, 1956."