Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring men's neckties available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Three mannequin busts feature white dress shirts, as well as a patterned necktie or bowtie. Shirt collars display several different patterns of neckties including polka dots and abstract prints. A framed abstract painting is displayed in the rear of the window. Signage in the central-right foreground reads, "New… and smart for summer, Batik Prints by Excello, Multicolor designs inspired by Java prints, Ties… $2.50; Bow Ties…$2.00; Men's Store, First Floor, Woodward, Section F." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "6-28-50; 24065; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."