Print, Photographic
Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of an interior display in the Fabric Department at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin, dressed in a skit and top is featured in front of an embroidered fabric display which reads, "Five Easy Steps to Guatemalan Skirts, 1. Cut Band 2. Cut Panels 3. Sew Panels (1 and 2) 4. Add Waistband 5. Hem length. Only $8.95." Signage at the foot of the mannequin reads, "Imported Guatemalan Skirts by Clements of Freeport, Beautiful original designs hand woven by Mayan Indians, No two patterns alike, Fast colors, Packaged units, $8.95 each." Packages of the skirts are visible in the right foreground. Bolts of fabric and mannequins are visible in the background. The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "25735-3x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."
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