Print, Photographic
Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies accessories available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin stands at the center of the display dressed in a dark-colored knee-length suit with blouse, and hat. She is surrounded by varying styles of handbag, gloves, jewelry, and hats. A suitcase is visible at her feet. An image of a woman boarding a train and others wait behind her. Signage in the left-central foreground reads, "Off She Goes to Visit Her Man, Traveling Smartly in Well-Mannered Black, Highlighted with Crisp Snow-White, Neckwear, Accessories, First Floor, Millinery, Shoes, Seventh Floor Second Floor." Also, signage affixed to the foreground reads, "Buy U.S. War Savings Bonds, Immediate Deliver, WAR BONDS, 11th Floor, Woodward, Section D." The photographic sequence number, date, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "18848-2x; 6-9-43; Davis B. Hillmer."
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