Print, Photographic
Print. Black and white photographic print of an interior window display which features ladies lingerie available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin featured at the center of the display is dressed in a lace-trimmed slip, and accessorized with a hat, gloves, and handbag. Sketching's of the slip and a T-square are displayed in the right corner of the window. Also, signage featured on the left side includes, "Miss Elaine's Charm Circle, This is an Enlargement of the 'Charm Circle,' Used by Our Sales People to Accurately Fit You." Foreground signage reads, "There is a Miss Elaine Precisional Slip to for your individual measurements, Visit the Lingerie Department, First Basement, Section C, and be measured for a perfect fitting Elaine Precisional Slip, Hudson's Basement Store." The date, photographic sequence number, and the photographer's name are printed on the recto, "5-6-47; 22815-3x; Davis B. Hillmer."
Request Image