Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Hawkins, Bill, American, 1909 - 1975
Unidentified Woman or Women
WHK, American, founded 1922
Date
1949-1958
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with two unidentified women. Hawkins is depicted on the left, smiling and looking towards the woman on the far right. There is a microphone on a stand in front of him. At the top of the microphone is a rounded microphone flag with the radio station call sign, [WHK], visible. He is wearing a medium-toned suit, a white collared shirt, and a dark tie with white polka dots. He holds a small, rectangular piece of white paper in proper right hand, which is extended towards the women. The woman on the far right is wearing a light-toned, double breasted skirt suit, a white blouse, a dark bow tie around the collar, and a black half hat. She has a black handbag draped over her proper left wrist and she holds a piece of white paper in both hands. The woman at the center is wearing a medium-toned skirt suit over a light-toned blouse, with a white hat with flowers at the front of the crown. In the background are black folding chairs, a doorway, and a white wall. The photograph has a white border and a landscape orientation. The back of the photograph is white and plain.
Place captured
Cleveland, Cuyahoga 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
2018.91.2.6
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55889141c-d8be-45c5-91c1-eae401e84da0

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