Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of an interior display featuring Co-ed College fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Three female mannequins are featured on a platform horse carriage which reads, "Hudson's College Express," are dressed in the latest Co-ed fashions and include A-line skirts, knitwear, suits, and overcoats. Luggage and train cases surround the displayed Co-eds. Fashions, including skirts, scarves, and jackets are visible in the background. Signage atop the carriage reads, "Your ticket to College Fashion, Fall 1953, Bright Color, Newly defined silhouettes artfully feminine via unusual fabrics and custom-look tailoring." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "7-21-53; 25712-2x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."