Print, Photographic

Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies casual sportswear available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Three female mannequins are all adorned in patterned beach clothes, which include a rushed waist, collared necklines, and bathing clothes visible beneath. Each lady is adorned in a headscarf or hat. An oil painting of a sailboat is displayed in the background, and includes signage which reads, "Lido-Bragozzo Fashions." A small doll with accompanying pattered fabrics is visible in the display. Also, signage in the far right corner of the window reads, "These Gay Beach Clothes, Take Their Prints From the Painted Sails of the Bragozzi (Italian fishing boats.) Sports Accessories, Fifth Floor, Grand River; Girls Shop, Fourth Floor, Woodward." The photographic sequence number, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "17845-B; Davis B. Hillmer."