Print, Photographic

Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Circulating Library at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Shelves of books line the right wall and include the titles, "Kazan; The Financier; VV's Eyes, and The Azure Rose." Tables and chairs in the foreground display an array of available books including the titles, "Exit Betty, West Wind Drift, and The Peddler." A desk, cash register, and filing cabinets are visible in the background. A sign affixed to the wall behind the desk lists a series of books and reads, "The Feast of the Lanterns', Louise Jordan Miln; Hunger, Knut Hamsum; The Sand Doctor, Arnold Mulder; Sisters-in-Law, Gertrude Atherton; Jenny Essenden, Anthony Pryde; and The Next Corner, Kate Jordan." . The name of the photographer and his geographic location is stamped on the verso, "H.W. Brooks, Detroit."