Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display which features ladies footwear available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Differing types of ladies footwear are shown on tiered shelving and on the floor of the window display. An etching of The Russell House is affixed to the background and reads, "The Russell House, When the Hudson store was founded in 1881, the Russell House, Detroit's leading hotel stood on the corner and is now occupied by the National Bank of Detroit." Signage in the right foreground reads, "Hudson's 60th Anniversary, Two Famous Makers - Barbara Lee, $7.69; De Mura $5.89, Anniversary Priced." Also, larger signage featured in the left foreground reads, "Sale Highlights! Fall Footwear by Popular Makers, Anniversary Priced, Seventh Floor, Farmer." Signage affixed to the foreground of the window display reads, "*1881* The J.L. Hudson Company's Sixtieth Jubilee Year *1941*" The photographic sequence number, and the photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "18500-2x; Davis B. Hillmer."