Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies junior dresses available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Four female mannequins are featured in the display, and the far left and right mannequins are featured in straight patterned or solid colored dresses with cinched waists, and three-quarter length sleeves. Featured on the mannequins in the central left and right are patterned circle dresses with petticoats, cinched waists, and three-quarter length sleeves. Ladies accessories are also featured and include gloves, jewelry, handbags and footwear. Accompanying the mannequins in the display are automobile components which include steering wheels, interior door panels, a hubcap, and bench seating. Signage in the central foreground reads, "Starved for Fashion: Hudson's exciting collection of cottons by Jonathan Logan in a kaleidoscope of colors, color and line as captivating and exciting as Pontiac's superb Star Chief Custom Catalina for '57, Junior Dresses - 5th Floor, Grand River… Section A." The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "27303-x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer." Stamped on the verso, "Davis B. Hillmer Photographer, 8228 Woodward Ave., Detroit 2., Michigan."