Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of the interior beach and play clothes shop at the J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin dressed in the latest swimwear fashions, features a bathing suit with a small floral pattern and ruffles on the bottom, standing adjacent to a diving board. Other female mannequins are visible atop the display cabinets in the background; they too are dressed in swimwear. Many differing styles of swimwear are also featured throughout the wide retail selection. Signage hangs above and adjacent to the department, "Beach and Playclothes Shop." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "5-5-54; 25870-5x; The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."