Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with two unidentified men
date: label: Date
content: 1949-1958
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: WHK, American, founded 1922
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with two unidentified men. Hawkins and one of the unidentified men are seated at a wooden desk. The third man stands behind them, in between the seated men. There is a microphone on the desk in front of Hawkins and he is resting his proper left hand on the base of the stand. At the top of the microphone is a rounded microphone flag with the radio station call sign, [WHK], visible and the letters [MBS] on the bottom. He is wearing a medium-toned suit, a white collared shirt, a dark tie with a paisley pattern, and a white pocket square. The other seated man is wearing a dark suit jacket, a white collared shirt, a check patterned tie, and a white pocket square. He is looking down and writing on a small pad of paper in front of him. Both Hawkins and the standing man are also looking towards the small pad of paper. The standing man is wearing a medium-toned, double breasted suit, a white collared shirt, a dark bowtie, and glasses. Also on the desk is a blotter with some papers resting on the surface, a clear paperclip bowl, and a business card file. In the background is a medium-toned, polka dot curtain on the left. On the right is a white wall decorated with a shield shaped award, a portrait of a man, and a framed picture. The photograph has a white frame and a landscape orientation. There is a surface loss at the top right corner. There is yellowed tape residue at all four corners and along the top and bottom edge and a small tear along the left edge. The back of this photograph is white and plain.
place: label: Place captured
content: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
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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: 2018.91.2.23
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): 8 1/16 × 10 1/8 in. (20.5 × 25.7 cm)