Photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with a WSRS microphone

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A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins. Hawkins is depicted holding a microphone mounted on a stand. He is facing the viewer and smiling. He is holding the microphone stand with his proper right hand and leaning towards the microphone, which is slightly tilted. His proper left hand is raised to shoulder height and his thumb, index finger, and middle finger are slightly extended. He is wearing a medium-toned suit, white collared shirt, a polka dot bow tie, and has a white pocket square in his left breast pocket. At the top of the microphone is a rounded microphone flag with the radio station call sign, [WSRS], visible. The acoustic wall panel behind Hawkins is white and has three bands of small perforations along the top half. The photograph has a white border and a portrait orientation.

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