<I>Bob Johnson, President and founder Black Entertainment Television, in his Georgetown office in the early days of B.E.T evolution</I>
date: label: Date
content: June 5, 1981
name: label: Photograph by
content: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
label: Subject of
content: Robert L. Johnson, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: Black Entertainment Television, American, founded 1980
notes: label: Caption
content: Robert (Bob) L. Johnson, president and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), in his Washington, DC Georgetown office in the early days of BET's evolution. June 5, 1981. The channel launched in 1980 and became a full-fledged cable channel in 1983.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Robert L. Johnson sitting behind a desk. He is adjusting a television knob with his right hand. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
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 Milton Williams Archives
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.15.326
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Milton Williams
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. 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 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm)