Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins inside the Shiloh Baptist Church
date: label: Date
content: 1948-1958
name: label: Photograph by
content: James A. Joyce, American
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Howard Parker
label: Subject of
content: Shiloh Baptist Church of Cleveland, Ohio, American, founded 1906
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins standing behind the altar of Shiloh Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Hawkins is depicted behind the tiered, light-toned altar, centered on a dark wooden dais. He is smiling and looking slightly downwards towards the right. The dais is decorated with two ferns and three flower arrangements. One of the flower arrangements sits on a piano on the far right of the dais. Behind Hawkins is a row of high back chairs with velvet back panels and cushions. Howard Parker is seated with his legs crossed in the chair on the far right. He is wearing a dark suit, dark patterned tie, and a white collared shirt. In the background is a wood paneled wall. Black text printed on the dais panel below the alter reads [THIS DO IN REMEMBERANCE OF ME]. Above the altar is a banner with black outline text that reads [ONE LORD ONE FAITH ONE BAPTISM]. The photograph has a white border and a landscape orientation. The back of the photograph is white with a photographer’s stamp and a pencil inscription. The black ink stamp at the center reads [PHOTO BY / JIMMY JOYCE / 2222 EAST 29TH ST. / CLEVELAND 6, OHIO]. The pencil inscription along the top edge reads [Bill Hawkins and Howard Parker of / Shiloh Baptist Church – Delivering message on].
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: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: Worship services
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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: 2018.91.2.16
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 3/16 × 10 in. (20.8 × 25.4 cm)