Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with Herbert “Hot Sauce” Williams

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A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with Herbert “Hot Sauce” Williams. Williams are Hawkins depicted in profile, facing each other and smiling, with Williams standing on the left and Hawkins on the right. Williams’ proper left hand rests on Hawkins’ proper right shoulder and the two men are both holding opposite sides of a long-playing record between them with their other hands. Behind the record, also between the men, is a silver tone microphone. At the top of the microphone is a rounded microphone flag with the radio station call sign, [WSRS], visible. Hawkins is wearing a medium-toned suit, white collared shirt, a dark patterned bow tie, and has a white pocket square in his left breast pocket. Williams is wearing a tall, white, paper chef hat, medium-toned trousers, and a white short sleeve, button down shirt. The men are standing in front of a DJ console with two turntables.

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