Print, Photographic

Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies evening fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Two female mannequins stand on the left and right sides of the display, atop plush carpeting, and the left mannequin features a floor-length gown made of tulle, a rushed bodice with a sweetheart neckline, embellished skirt, and tulle wrap. Also, the right mannequin is dressed in a floor-length gown made of tulle, featuring a colored embroidered sash, embroidered bodice, and soft sweetheart neckline. Ladies accessories including fur stoles and muffs are featured in the center of the display. Signage is also featured at the center and reads, "It's Christmas Time at Hudson's, the store with the wonderful things, New Evening Lengths, New Formal Fashions, Skirt News, Romantic Ideal… the Long Formal Dress, Gown Shop in the Woodward Shops - 7th Floor, Section E." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "11-14-49; 23942-3x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."