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D.J. Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) gets Swivvy (1 of 2)

early 1980s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 DJ Mellow Dee (later known as Terminator X) performing. Dee stands behind two turntables wearing a Puma shirt. His right hand is on a record on the turntable deck and his left hand is on the mixer. He is looking right at the camera and wears a pair of headphones though his left ear is not covered by them. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: DJ Mellow Dee (a/k/a Terminator X) Gets Swivvy (1 of 2) / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.30

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