Print, Photographic

Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring men's neckwear available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A male mannequin, adorned in a white suit, is looking toward a large over-sized book affixed to the rear of the display which reads, "Facts About Genuine Palm Beach Cravats, America's Outstanding Summer Neckwear." A display of dress shirts with accompanying neckwear are displayed on the left side of the window. Imagery and associated ties are placed on four tiers on the right side of the window which read, from left to right, "For Business, For Gifts, For Afternoon, For Sports, Genuine Palm Beach Cravats, Styled by Beau Brummel, $1.00." Signage in the central rear of the display and visible in the foreground from left to right reads, "Fact #2 Easiest to Sell… America's Salespeople Say Genuine Palm Beach Cravats are the easiest to sell; Fact #3 They Wash Beautifully… America's Laundries Say Genuine Palm Beach Cravats wash perfectly; Fact #4 They're Easy To Tie… The 'Dimple' (the spot under the knot) pulls naturally into shape - and stays there; Fact #9 They're Sun-Fast…. Palm Beach Cravats are Sun-proof - always retaining their brilliance of original colors; Fact #10 They're Smartly Correct… The Leading Style Critics endorse Palm Beach Cravats as America's Smartest Summer Ties…; Fact #6 The Label Identifies The Genuine… It isn't a genuine Palm Beach Cravat with this Palm Beach Label; Fact #1 The Million Dollar Tie… Genuine Palm Beach Cravats are the product of a Million Dollar Industry; Fact #5 Unparalleled Popularity…. No Summer Tie in America's History has so rapidly sprung into universal favor; Fact #7 They Don't "MUSS" Or Wrinkle…. The nature of Palm Beach fabric itself makes it hard to wrinkle or lose its smart smooth shapeliness." Printed on the bottom of the recto, "Display by Donald A. Ferguson."