Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of DJ Kool Herc with friends at T-Connection
early 1980s
Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
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.
This is a color Polaroid depicting DJ Kool Herc and 21 friends posed while at T-Connection, a nightclub in the Bronx. Kool Herc is at the center of the image, wearing a black hat with sunglasses on it and someone sitting on his lap. Most people are sitting on the floor or a chair, with a few people in the background standing.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2022.73.11
