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Photograph of P. Diddy at the Playpen, Times Square, NYC

2000

Times Square, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color photograph of P. Diddy. He is wearing a puffy silver FUBU coat over denim overalls, several rings, a baseball cap, tinted glasses, and an earring in his proper left ear. He is sitting on the hood of a Mercedes-Benz. His proper left foot is on the ground and his hands are resting on his legs. He has a mustache. The car's lights are on. There are several banners and neon signs behind P. Diddy including [THE PLAYPEN], [LEATHER / & LACE] and [THE / NEW / TIMES / SQUARE]. There is no border around 2015.132.118.1. The back of the photograph is white. Several areas have small rips and creases. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink. There is a white border around 2015.132.118.2. It is very thin on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.118.1-.2

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