Print, Photographic
Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at J.L. Hudson's Company Department Store. Two female mannequins are expertly dressed in the latest fashions are displayed in the window; each of the mannequins are holding a piece of luggage. Signage between the two mannequins reads, "From 28 April to 27 October, 1967, Canada is playing host to the world at the Universal and International Exhibition which is taking place on two largely man-made islands adjoining the city of Montreal in the province of Quebec. Expo 67's theme, 'Man and his World' is expressed in a series of international Theme Pavilions." Also, signage in the foreground reads, "Let's go expo 67, Celanese Fashions Fibers, Live in a tent dress of Arnel... go sightseeing mornings, and stay wrinkle free the day long." The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "28778-27x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."
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