Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies career fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Three female mannequins stand in front of an enlarged image of Grant Park, neighboring Michigan Avenue, downtown Chicago. The mannequins are dressed in the latest fashions, the right mannequin is featured in a plaid skirt, and sweater set; the left two mannequins are also dressed in pleated skirts, and blouses. Signage in the central foreground neighboring an Underwood typewriter reads, "Career Fashions at Hudson's, The Girl with a Job Finds a New Way to Look, Collections Adapted to Every Hour of Your Busy Day, Suit Shop, Fifth Floor, Grand River." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "9-12-47; 22921-8x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."