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Photograph of Run-DMC backstage during the "Run's House" tour at UIC Pavilion

1984

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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 black and white photograph of Run-DMC backstage at the UIC Pavilion. DMC is pictured on the left. He is wearing a black brimmed hat, a black leather jacket over a dark shirt, and black pants and has wide-rimmed glasses. His arms are crossed across his chest. Run is on the right side of the image. He is wearing a black brimmed hat, a light-colored argyle sweater, and leather pants. His hands are in his pant pockets. The background appears to be a locker room. There are white cubbies with coat hooks, shelves, and black folding chairs in them. The photographer's signature [Raymond Boyd] appears in black ink along the bottom right edge of the image. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler reading [Run-DMC by Raymond Boyd].

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.167

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