Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display which features ladies corsets available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Three female mannequins are featured in the display, two are suspended from the ceiling and all are wearing elongated corsets with tulle mermaid-style bottoms. Candelabras, tulle and ladies accessories ornament the window. Signage in the central foreground reads, "The new, narrow silhouette gently molded by POIRETTE'S, Promise higher-than-high waist eliminates bulges, rolls… lends you the slim, elongated look! Corset Salon, 5th Floor, Farmer… Section B." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and the photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "10-19-53; 25743; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."