Digital Collection
1982.145.466

Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring individual tailoring available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A large piece of fabric with the outline for a custom suit is affixed on a display board. Small signage in the far left of the window reads, "Yellow chalk lines denote variation from average measurements. Corrections made assure you of correct fit. According to your actual measurements and body posture." Also, a House of Kuppenheimer, Department of Special Orders form is displayed, to assure exact measurements. Signage in the left-central foreground of the window reads, "Individualism, For the Man Desiring It, Kuppenheimer Custom Shop, Second Floor, Woodward." The photographic sequence number, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "18030; Davis B. Hillmer."

Date
1930s
Collection
Print Size
8.1875" x 10.0625"
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