Photograph of Bill “Hawk” Hawkins, Mary Lou Williams, and Paul Breckenridge

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A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with Mary Lou Williams and Paul Breckenridge inside the DJ booth in Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio. The photograph, taken from the front window of Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio, depicts Williams and Breckenridge standing on either side of Hawkins, behind a large DJ console with a microphone and a turntable. Hawkins is depicted standing slightly behind Williams, speaking into the silver tone microphone on the console. He is wearing a white collared shirt, medium-toned trousers, and is wearing a pair of headphones over his ears with cords that dangle down the front of his shirt. Williams is depicted in three quarters profile looking towards the right edge of the photograph and also speaking into the microphone. She is wearing a dark dress with a star shaped pin at the vee of the neckline.

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