Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with Bill Bailey
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1958
name: label: Photograph by
content: James A. Joyce, American
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Bill Bailey, American, 1912 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio, American
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 Bill Bailey. The photograph, taken from the front window of Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio, depicts Hawkins and Bailey, behind a large DJ console with a microphone and a turntable. Hawkins is depicted on the right, looking into the distance. Over his ears are a pair of headphones with black wires draped down the front of his shirt and is leaning slightly towards the microphone in front of him. He is wearing a dark collared shirt with white, wavy vertical stripes and dark trousers. He is resting his proper right hand on the side of the turntable. Bailey, depicted on the left, is wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, and a dark tie with a diagonal stripe pattern. Leaning against the front of the turntable is a partially visible black sign with white text in varying fonts that reads [See an[d?] / [Bill H] / Sh / 5:45 / Radio / WDOK / ON]. To the left of the sign, also leaning on the turntable, is an open display box with compartment dividers filled with a white plate, white utensils, and small white bowls and dishes. Behind the men is a window framed in wood paneling. The top of another man’s head is visible in the window. The photograph has a white border and a portrait orientation. The back of the photograph is white with an upside down, black ink stamp that reads [JAMES A. JOYCE / PHOTOGRAPHER / TY 1-0748 CLEVELAND, OHIO].
place: label: Place captured
content: Cleveland, Cayuhoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Cleveland, Cayuhoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Tap dancing
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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: 2018.91.2.5
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): 7 × 5 1/16 in. (17.8 × 12.9 cm)