Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display which features ladies perfumes available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin wearing a strapless gown, with a sweetheart neckline, sits against a brick wall, and reaches toward a bird. The series of brickwork and abundant foliage is accompanied by bottles of featured perfumes including those from Lucien LeLong, Ann Haviland, and Bouquet Lentheric. Three differing sign advertise the three different types of perfumes and read, from left to right, "Joli Bouquet, Lucien LeLong, Aisles of Beauty, First Floor, Woodward, Section D; Blue Hyacinth, Ann Haviland, Aisles of Beauty, First Floor, Woodward, Section D; Red Lilac, Bouquet Lentheric, Aisles of Beauty, First Floor, Woodward, Section D." The window is also ornamented with squirrels, and birds. The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and the photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "3-26-53; 25661-3x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."