Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A large sign is affixed in the window surrounded by foliage and a neon-lit red feather. The image of a young boy with a large smile on his face is featured adjacent to text which reads, "Biggest Bargain in Town Today! Fourteen years old. And smart. And full of the dickens. And ready to go anywhere. And THAT's just the trouble! Because 'Anywhere' might mean on with the school. On to a good job. And on to a place as a good citizen. OR it might mean ON INTO TROUBLE. What's it worth to bring loving care to children when homes are broken? What's it worth to strike a blow at a juvenile delinquency? What's it worth to have Scouting, the Y's, the recreation services that help every boy and girl get a square chance to grow up sound and sturdy? What's it worth to help keep families together so that kids can have the solid security of a happy home life in these days when there's one divorce for every four marriages? Show what you think it's worth when the Community Chest volunteer calls! Remember - one pledge covers many Red Feather services. Because we have a well-managed Community-Chest uniting many appeals, you are called on only once a years for all of them. So when you give, Give Enough... enough for ALL Red Feather services... enough for a full year." Also, smaller signage affixed to the foliage reads, "How The Community Chest Got Its Start, Back in '87, the people of Denver called a meeting to ask, 'Isn't there a better way for our charities to raise funds than by separate drives?' Out of that meeting the Chest idea was born. Four men of God - Two ministers, a priest, and a rabbi - were among its inspired leaders. Time has proved how far-sighted they were. Our Community Chest substitutes order and economy for the chaos and waste of a flood of separate drives, ensure fair distribution of funds. And today as in '87, it unites citizens of all faiths in service and giving for the good of the whole community." Printed on the bottom of the recto is the date, photographic sequence number, company name, and the photographer's name, "11-4-48; 23745-x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."