Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A male mannequin dressed in a United States Coast Guard uniform with the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class; holding the leash of a dog and looking out toward an open landscape. Signage adjacent to the mannequin reads, "National Obedience Trial Classic, Benefit of Dogs for Defense, University of Detroit Stadium, Sunday, September 26, Tickets at AWVS (American Women's Voluntary Services) Headquarters." Also, signage neighboring the dog reads, "The Army Needs 250,000 Dogs for Defense... before September 21, Enlistment Blanks in the Men's Store and the Boys Store." Affixed to the bottom foreground of the window display is signage which reads, "Buy U.S. War Savings Bonds, Immediate Delivery, WAR BONDS, 11th Floor, Woodward, Section D." The date and photographic sequence number are printed on the recto, "9-18-43; 18875-3x."