Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Hawkins, Bill, American, 1909 - 1975
Date
1948-1958
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 7 × 5 1/8 in. (17.8 × 13 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins. Hawkins is depicted standing behind a console with a turntable resting on the surface. He is looking down at a long-playing record he is holding with both hands. He is wearing high waisted, medium-toned trousers, a white collared shirt, and a polka dot bow tie. Hawkins has a small mustache and his hair is smoothed back. The acoustic wall panel behind Hawkins is white and has small perforations. The photograph has a thin white border and a portrait orientation. The back of the photograph is plain white with handwritten black text in the top right corner that reads [Photo BY FORREST Dito[s?]].
Place captured
Cleveland, Cayuhoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Music
Photography
Radio
Credit Line
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
Object number
2018.91.2.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bda82b56-2ea4-4b3c-969c-4d5a6ad44610

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