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Mel 'n' Me (Melle Mel of the Furious 5 and Harry Allen)

early 1980s

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 Melle Mel and photographer Harry Allen. The two are pictured in the center of the image, standing in a dark room. Mel is on the left, wearing a studded leather jacket over a zebra print shirt. The jacket also has striped shoulder boards and metallic stripes just above the elbow. A pair of white sunglasses are hooked on a necklace at his chest. Allen is on the right, wearing a dark jacket over a dark colored button down shirt. A light colored bag strap is across his proper left shoulder and his arms are crossed in front of him. Both men are looking directly at the camera and smiling. A third, unidentified individual is partially visible behind Allen. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Mel n' Me (Melle Mel of the Furious Five and Harry Allen)] printed in black text.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.46

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