Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store advertising, The Michigan Model Plane Meet. Trophies of varying size, shape and distinction ornament the display window. Signage in the bottom right foreground reads, "The Michigan State Model Plane Meet, is conducted each year as part of Aviation Week, to determine the State Model Plane Champions. The 1948 meet will be Held as Follows: June 26 - Indoor Event - Coliseum, State Fair Grounds; June 27 - Control Line Events - Romulus Airport; July 17 - 18: Free Flight Events, Naval Air Base, Known as Newport Field, Flat Rock, Michigan." A young boy stands in the rear of the display dressed in western wear, holding a lasso. A large textile is affixed to the right portion in the rear of the display and depicts a horse, and embossed on the textile reads, "Texas Rangers." The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "23653; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."