Print, Photographic

Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of a window display which features wedding gifts for the bride and groom available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Gift options in the window display include a drop-leaf dining room table and chairs, a hutch, a buffet, silver service ware, nesting tables, a lace tablecloth, and china. Framed images are affixed to the rear wall, and drapes ornament the curtains. Signage in the left foreground reads, "Bride's Week… a Tradition at Hudson's, Beautiful Wedding Gifts, in the Traditional Manner, proud additions to the newlyweds new home, these fine girts in the following gift departments, Gift Shop, Mezzanine, Woodward; Glassware, 10th Floor; Linens and Bedding, 3rd Floor; Furniture, 9th Floor; Silver Galleries, 3rd Floor; Pictures, 11th Floor." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and the photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "2-23-53; 25649-30x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."