Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at the J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A photograph of actress and author Ruth Chatterton is affixed to the rear of the window display; many copies of Chatterton's novel Homeward Borne are featured throughout the display. A small sign is adjacent to the image and reads," Come in and meet Ruth Chatterton, author of 'Homeward Borne' who will be in the book shop Saturday, May 6, 3 - 4 o'clock, to autograph copies of her book." Signage in the foreground of the display reads, "A new novel by the famous actress, Ruth Chatterton, 'Homeward Borne' the story of a Vermont woman and a refugee child." The date, photograph sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "5-4-50; 24041; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."