Print, Photographic

Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of an interior view of the Fabric Department at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Bolts of fabric in varying types, colors, and patterns are displayed throughout, the retail floor. An over-sized McCall Pattern Book is displayed atop a retail counter on the left side of the photograph. Signage placed atop a counter reads, "A Good resolve will make any port. - Horace." Sprays of green foliage ornament the pilasters throughout the department. The name of the photography studio and geographic location are stamped on the verso, "Smith Brothers, Commercial Photographers, Arcadia Bldg., Woodward & Stimson, Detroit, Mich."