Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins, Earl Bostic, and Clyde Roberts
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1952
name: label: Photograph by
content: James A. Joyce, American
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Earl Bostic, American, 1913 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Clyde Roberts
label: Subject of
content: WDOK 1260, American, 1950 - 2015
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with Earl Bostic and Clyde Roberts inside the DJ booth in Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio. Bostic is depicted on the left, Hawkins center, and Roberts on the far right. The three men are standing behind the DJ console. Bostic is wearing a button-down shirt with a pineapple pattern and suspenders. He is smiling, facing the viewer, and looking towards Hawkins. Hawkins is wearing a white collared shirt, a polka dot tie, and medium-toned trousers. He is facing the viewer but his eyes are closed and his chin is pointing slightly downwards. There is a silver tone microphone directly in front of him. Roberts is depicted facing the viewer with his proper left hand resting on the side of a turntable on the DJ console. He is wearing a white, short sleeve shirt with a plaid collar and dark trousers. His name, [Clyde], is stitched over his proper left breast pocket. In front of the console is a black sign with white text in varying fonts that reads, [See and Hear / Bill HawKins' / Show / 5:45 - 6:45 / Radio Station / WDOK[?] 1260[?]]. The sign partially blocks both Hawkins and Bostic. Also leaning on the console, is an open display box with compartment dividers filled with a plate, utensils, and small bowls and dishes. In the background is the corner between two wood paneled walls with two large windows. Onlookers are peering through the windows. The photograph has a white border and a landscape orientation. The back of the photograph is white and playing with a black ink stamp at the center and several ink and pencil inscriptions. The back of the photograph is white with a stamp at the center and handwritten green and black ink and inscriptions in different handwriting. The black ink stamp at the center reads [PHOTO BY / JIMMY JOYCE / 2222 EAST 29TH ST. / CLEVELAND 6, OHIO]. The green ink inscriptions in the top left corner reads [Earl Bostic / Hawk / Clyde Roberts]. In the tope right quadrant is a black ink inscription that reads [EARLY TO MID 50’s].
place: label: Place captured
content: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of W. Allen Taylor, son of "Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins," The First Black Disc Jockey of Cleveland, Ohio
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.91.2.34
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 7 in. (12.9 × 17.8 cm)