Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies outerwear available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Six female mannequins are displayed in a springtime park scene with a vendor, budding trees and a park bench. The ladies are donned in differing styles of spring coats which include cinched waist, brass button front enclosures, wide lapels, and cuffed sleeves. Also featured on the ladies are differing types of accessories which include handbags, hats, footwear, gloves, and jewelry. Signage in the central foreground draped against the park bench reads, "Spring is everywhere at Hudson's, elegant fabrics distinguish, Navy Costume Coat, in Spring's narrow supple silhouette, Fashion Coats in the Woodward Shops, 7th Floor." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "3-26-53; 25661-5x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."