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Photographic print of Kid 'nPlay and their DJ at Showtime at the Apollo

September 29, 1989

New York City, 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 Kid 'n Play with their DJ, Wiz, outside the stage entrance door of the Apollo Theatre before a taping of "Showtime at the Apollo." The three are pictured in front of a brick wall with a metal door in the center. A sign on the door reads [APOLLO THEATRE / STAGE / ENTRANCE]. Kid is on the proper right side of the image. He is wearing a dark track suit over a white t-shirt. He has tall hi-top fade. He is pointing up with his proper right hand. In his left hand he is holding a can of soda with with a cherry on the can wrapped in a white towel. Play is is in the center of the image, pointing at the door with his proper right thumb.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.287

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