Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display which features ladies hats available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin, wearing a dress and overcoat, is perched atop an ornamental sleigh which is affixed with the latest styles of fur-trimmed ladies hats. The window is also adorned with winter fir branches, Christmas presents, ornaments and fake snow. Signage in the central foreground reads, "It's Christmas Time at Hudson's, the store with the wonderful things! 'Just see what excitement a lavishly-trimmed FURRED HAT will add to your costume!' Fur-trims you may choose from: *Mink *Ermine *Leopard *Beaver *Lapin *Moleskin *Gray Persian Lamb *American Broadtail *Sable-dyed Muskrat *Natural Muskrat *Stencil Leopard, $14 to $32.50, Woodward Shops - 7th Floor… Section F." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and the photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "11-9-49; 23939-2x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."