Photograph of Bill “Hawk” Hawkins, Mantan Moreland, and Paul Williams

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A black-and-white photograph of Disc Jockey Bill “Hawk” Hawkins with Paul Williams, Mantan Moreland, an unidentified man, and an unidentified woman. The photograph, taken from the inside the DJ booth in Bill Hawkins’ Record Studio, depicts the group clustered together at one end of the booth. They are standing behind the DJ console’s microphone and turntable. Hawkins is depicted at the center, smiling, and looking slightly downwards. He is wearing a white collared shirt, dark trousers, a medium-toned belt, and a pair of headphones over his ears with black wires draped down the front of his shirt. The man on the far left, Paul Williams, is wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, and a tie with checker and floral patterns. His face is partially obscured by the microphone on the DJ console. The woman second from the left is wearing an off-the-shoulders, dark sequined dress with a sweetheart bodice.

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