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Photographic print of Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay

1986

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 Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay, with Jay giving the peace sign. The three men are pictured from the waist up in front of a white background. DMC is in the front center. He is wearing a grey Kangol hat, black thick-rimmed glasses, and an Adidas track jacket with stripes down the sleeves. He has a goatee and is wearing a watch on his right wrist. His arms are crossed in front of his chest. To his proper right is Jam Master Jay, dressed in a dark-colored brimmed hat and sweater, his right hand raised in the peace sign, with a bracelet on the wrist. To DMC's proper left is Run, who is turned slightly towards DMC. He wears a dark colored brimmed hat and a light colored Adidas jacket. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.224

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