Digital Collection
1982.146.243

Print, Photographic

Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of an interior view of the fifth floor, ladies lingerie department located inside The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Visible atop the retail display are two differing options of ladies foundations including a full length corset with attached brassiere on the left, and visible on the right is the separate girdle and brassiere. A figurine in the left foreground of the display is of a young woman wearing a brassiere, it reads, "Life by Formfit." Signage for Formfit Creations is visible between the two displayed foundations." Recessed displays of more foundation options are visible in the background. The photographer's name is printed on the bottom of the recto, "Davis B. Hillmer."

Date
1940s
Collection
Print Size
8.1875" x 10.0625"
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