Print, Photographic

Black and white photographic print of a J.L. Hudson Company Department Store window display which features past, present and future trends of ironing. Two mannequins are featured on the left and right sides of the window; the left mannequin is dressed in period clothing from the 1880s and exhibits the past ironing challenges, while the right mannequin is dressed in modern-day clothing and exhibits the modern up-grades in ironing for the homemaker. Signage in the central foreground reads, "Your Homemaking World… Past… Present… Trends… Hudson's 17th Housewares Exposition, January 16 Through 28; Start Touring Everywhere and See All the Exciting Exhibits on the "Big Block", 10th Floor." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and the photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "1-19-50; 23974-9x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."