Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins in a U.S. Army uniform
date: label: Date
content: before 1948
name: label: Photograph by
content: Mitchell Studios, Inc., American
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia toned photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins in a U.S. Army uniform. Hawkins depicted in bust pose with his body turn slightly towards the left side of the photograph and his head turned, facing the viewer. He is wearing an enlisted man's wool service cap with a round metal eagle device, the Great Seal of the United States, at the top center of the crown, and a leather chin strap buckled across the front of the crown above the visor. The hat is worn slightly askew. He is also wearing a winter service uniform coat, a light-toned, button down shirt, and light-toned tie. The jacket has front breast pockets with flap pockets, metal front buttons, and epaulettes all with metal buttons with the round eagle device. The background is off white and plain. The photograph has a white frame and a portrait orientation. The back of this photograph is white and plain. A black photographer’s stamp at the center reads [MITCHELL STUDIOS / 9101 CEDAR AVE, / RA. 7611 CLEVELAND, O.].
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: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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: 2018.91.2.26
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): 9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in. (25.1 × 20.2 cm)