Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies evening fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Two female mannequins are displayed in evening fashions including mid-calf length dresses, belted and cinched waists, thin straps, and pleating. The ladies are accessorized with fashionable hats, gloves, bracelets, and differing styles of footwear. An image of a woman standing on the stairs of a building on a busy street corner accompanies the mannequins in the right foreground. An arm holding a torch is featured as well as are more accessories including a hat, handbag, and gloves. Signage in the right corner foreground reads, "Single Sparks of Torch Red to Ignite Your Costume, Accessories First and 7th Floors," Also, signage displayed in the central foreground reads, "Hudson's and Harper's Bazaar present, Torch Red and Black, rich new incendiary Red, make a blaze with it or capture a single spark, Shop in the Woodward Shops… Seventh Floor." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "9-5-50; 24085-4x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."