1856                Address Unknown, Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Hawkins & Brother were recorded in an advertisement that ran from May 9 to June 27, 1856 in The Weekly American Banner (Yazoo City, Mississippi).  Greatest Excitement Of The Age!  The Citizens of Yazoo Are Informed that Hawkins & Brother, will remain in the city for a few days for the purpose of executing some of their most likely Ambrotypes.

Everybody should call and get one of them.  Don’t forget to have the children all ready, for now is your times.  Throw away your old Daguerreotypes and call and see Hawkins & Bro., and have a never fading miniature taken immediately.  For particulars see circulars &c.  Hawkins & Bro.

The identity of Hawkins and Brother is unknown at this time, one can speculate that it could possibly be  Ezekial C,, John P and or Thomas Hawkins.