Print, Photographic
Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies resort and travel fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Three female mannequins are featured in differing styles of travel fashions including a shirtwaist dress with cinched belted waist, button enclosure and Peter Pan collar; a pleated skirt with blouse, and jacket; also, a dress with a rushed waist, A-line skirt, and exposed décolletage. Panels and spheres with abstract designs ornament the display. Destination brochures are also featured amongst the accompanying ladies accessories which include footwear, hats, and handbags; neighboring signage reads, "Accessories to point-up resort and travel fashions, Accessories Shop, Woodward Shops, Shoe Sale, Woodward Shop." Also, signage in the foreground reads, "It's Christmas time at Hudson's the store with the wonderful things, Ready now Hudson's new Resort and Travel Fashions from out collections High-Key Brights; Resort and travel Fashions in the Town and Country Shop Woodward Shops 7th Floor." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "12-5-50; 25142-x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."
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