Photograph of Dinah Washington signing autographs in Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1954
name: label: Photograph by
content: James A. Joyce, American
label: Subject of
content: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963
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 Dinah Washington taken inside the Bill Hawkins recording studio. Washington is depicted left of center, seated behind a counter, surrounded by a large crowd of mostly teenagers reaching towards her. She is wearing a black, button down, short sleeve garment. Her eyes are closed and she is smiling at the crowd. She is holding up a record in a sleeve with her proper left hand. A boy standing next to her is grabbing the record from her hands. Behind Washington is a two-tone wall. A rectangular mirror is hanging behind her to her left, and above her head, are two signs posted on the wall. The first sign is white with black text that reads [Inquire Inside About / These FREE GIFTS / Donated By The ALDRICH HOWEY CO.] and a black sign with white text below that reads “Please Check! / Change & Records / NO / EXCHANGES]. In the background on the right, lining the wall, is a large, wooden cubby with cubby holes filled with records in tabbed sleeves. On top of the cubby is a pile of long-playing records in sleeves and a row of promotional photographs of performers leaning against the wall. The photograph has a white border and a landscape orientation. There are tape remnants in the top corners and bottom left corner. There is a surface loss in the bottom right corner. The back of the photo is white and plain with a black ink photographer’s stamp at the top center and an inscription. The black ink stamp reads [JAMES A. JOYCE / PHOTOGRAPHER / TY 1-0748 CLEVELAND, OHIO]. The black ink inscription is handwritten vertically in the bottom right corner and reads, [DINAH WASHINGTON[double underlined] / MID FIFTIES].
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: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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: 2018.91.2.32
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)