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Run-DMC and Doctor Dré

July 1983

Garden City, Nassau County, 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 black and white photograph of Run-DMC with Doctor Dré in the hallway outside WBAU radio at Adelphi University. The four men are pictured standing in the hallway in front of a light colored wall with two dark colord doors. From left to right is: Doctor Dré, Jam Master Jay, DMC, and Run. Dré wears a white football jersey reading [WESTBURY] across the chest and a dark baseball cap reading [The Concept] in a script font. His arms are folded across his chest. Jay stands in front of Dré, his face and body turned to the left to look back towards the camera. He wears a black brimmed hat and a jacket with a suede-like texture. DMC stands against the wall between Doctor Dré and Run. He wears a black brimmed hat with a black leather jacket over a light colored shirt and glasses.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.50

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