Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with an unidentified man

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A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with an unidentified man. Hawkins and the man are depicted in profile facing each other, standing in front of a DJ stand. Hawkin’s stands on the left and the other man stands on the right. The man on the right is handing a long-playing record in his proper left hand to Hawkins and is pointing towards the record’s [JAY-DEE] label with his proper right hand. Hawkins is looking down at the record and reaching for it with his proper left hand. Hawkins is wearing a medium-toned suit, a white collared shirt, and a dark patterned tie. The man on the right is wearing a dark-toned suit, a white collared shirt, and a white pocket square. Behind the two men is a DJ console with various dials, a portable amplifier, and a silver tone microphone.

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