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1. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store

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Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Tables, draped with linens, display many different book titles available for purchase. A framed display of news clippings is visible in the right background. Large works of art neighbor many of the book displays.
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Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Business/Stores/Retail

2. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store

Description:
Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Stacks of books for adult and juvenile reads are available for purchase and are displayed on long, linen-draped tables, titles available on the far left table include, "The Black Hunter; The Unearthly, and It Happened in Peking." The middle table features many copies of, "The Story of Philosophy." The far tables feature many other available titles. Large posters advertising 'Oliver Twist', and 'The Spy' are visible in the background, other titles are also visible.
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Business/Stores/Retail

3. Black and white photographic print, taken from an elevated vantage point, of the Downtown Branch of the Detroit Public Library, in the foreground, located between Farmer and Library Streets

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Print. Black and white photographic print, taken from an elevated vantage point, of the Downtown Branch of the Detroit Public Library, in the foreground, located between Farmer and Library Streets. The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store, is visible at the corner of Gratiot and Farmer, and features eight floors, and Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture. The Newcomb-Endicott Company is visible in the right background, neighboring Hudson's. A series of automobiles are parked on Farmer Street between the library and Hudson's. The name of the photography studio and the geographic location are embossed on the recto, "Manning Bros., Detroit."
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Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Business/Stores/Retail

4. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store

Description:
Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Stacks of books are displayed on a table in the right foreground, and include copies of the, "Tom Swift" series. Also, books are ornamentally stacked adjacent to, on book shelves, and atop the book shelves in preparation for book week. Signage affixed to the wall reads, "Hudson's Book Week, _____ 15th to 20th, 1920." The name of the photographer and his geographic location is stamped on the verso, "H.W. Brooks, Detroit."
Date Issued:
1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Business/Stores/Retail

5. Print

Description:
Print. Black and white photographic print, taken from an elevated vantage point, of the Downtown Branch of the Detroit Public Library, in the foreground, located between Farmer and Library Streets. The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store, is visible at the corner of Gratiot and Farmer, and features eight floors, and Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture. The Newcomb-Endicott Company is visible in the right background, neighboring Hudson's. A series of automobiles are parked on Farmer Street between the library and Hudson's. The name of the photography studio and the geographic location are embossed on the recto, "Manning Bros., Detroit."
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

6. Print

Description:
Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Tables, draped with linens, display many different book titles available for purchase. A framed display of news clippings is visible in the right background. Large works of art neighbor many of the book displays.
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

7. Print

Description:
Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Stacks of books are displayed on a table in the right foreground, and include copies of the, "Tom Swift" series. Also, books are ornamentally stacked adjacent to, on book shelves, and atop the book shelves in preparation for book week. Signage affixed to the wall reads, "Hudson's Book Week, _____ 15th to 20th, 1920." The name of the photographer and his geographic location is stamped on the verso, "H.W. Brooks, Detroit."
Date Issued:
1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

8. Print

Description:
Print. Sepia-toned photographic print of the Book Shop at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Stacks of books for adult and juvenile reads are available for purchase and are displayed on long, linen-draped tables, titles available on the far left table include, "The Black Hunter; The Unearthly, and It Happened in Peking." The middle table features many copies of, "The Story of Philosophy." The far tables feature many other available titles. Large posters advertising 'Oliver Twist', and 'The Spy' are visible in the background, other titles are also visible.
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society