Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of an interior view of the ladies department featuring summertime fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin is visible atop a platform in the foreground, and is dressed in a lightly colored, textured, sleeveless dress, with a scooped neck, and empire waist. Signage visible at the mannequin's feet reads, "Wardrobe tonic… Captivating Cottons, as fresh and exciting as Summer itself! Novel tucked cotton precisely curved into a flattering princess silhouette! $17.95." A circular rack of summer dresses is visible in the background. The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "5-4-54; 25870-3x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."