Print, Photographic
Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin is featured in the display wearing a dress, hat, and lace gloves. Fabric is draped behind her and to her right and around a wood and leaf sculpture. Signage at the mannequin's feet reads, "Butterick Pattern Number 4084." Also, signage in the central foreground reads, "Versatile Melo Polo Rayon, By Mallinson, -Sanforset Controlled Shrinkage, and Stretching, -Color Fast in Suds or Sun, -Easy to Iron, -For Blouses, Dresses, Playclothes, 42 inches Wide, $1.95 yard, Rayon Fabric Shop, Third Floor, Farmer." The date, photographic sequence number, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "4-15-47; 22801-x; Davis B. Hillmer."
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