Photograph of the exterior of Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio
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: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio, American
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of the exterior of Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio. The photograph, taken at night, depicts a crowd of people watching Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins deejaying inside his record studio. The crowd is standing on the sidewalk looking into DJ booth, located inside the store’s front window. Bill Hawkins is partially visible inside. He is standing inside the booth, wearing headphones with black wires draped down the front of his shirt. He is wearing a white collared shirt and dark trousers. On the wall behind him are a row of photographs and a partially visible wall clock. The spectators include men, women, and children. Most of the men are wearing suits and Stetson hats, while the women mostly wear dresses with overcoats. In the foreground are two bicycles on the left and far right. The sign above the crowd [[---?]ision / Bill Hawkins / RECORD / STUDIO]. A smaller sign next door reads [RESTAURANT]. The photograph has a white border that is thicker on the left side and a landscape orientation. The back of the photograph is white and plain. There is a diagonally oriented, black ink stamp at the center that reads [PHOTO BY / JIMMY JOYCE / 2222 EAST 29TH ST. / CLEVELAND 6, OHIO] and two small red ink [+] signs in the top and bottom left corners.
place: label: Place captured
content: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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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: 2018.91.2.7
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): 5 1/16 × 7 in. (12.9 × 17.8 cm)