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Keith Shocklee at Hofstra U.

early 1980s

Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 Keith Shocklee DJing at Hofstra University. Shocklee is pictured in the center of the image, standing behind a wooden DJ Booth. He wears headphones over his ears, several necklaces and a dark colored t-shirt with a graphic reading [Beat / Street]. The booth is set in front of a wood paneled wall and has a large sign across the front reading [SPECTRUM] in white graphic text against a black background. A stack of music equipment is just behind his proper left shoulder. On the verso is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler reading [Keith Shocklee at Hofstra U., by Harry Allen].

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.43

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