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Run-D.M.C. at the Roxy

Title:
Run-D.M.C. at the Roxy
Collection:
Joe Conzo Jr. Archive
Creator:
Conzo, Joe, Jr. (American hip hop photographer)
Date:
1982
Location:
Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Country:
United States
Coordinates:
40.7449718,-74.0070364
Latitude:
40.7449718
Longitude:
"-74.0070364"
Venue 1:
The Roxy
Address 1:
515 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
Identifier:
JC_00024
Work Type:
black-and-white negatives
Subject:
Run-D.M.C. (Musical group)
Hip-hop
Description:
Wide-angle shot of Run-D.M.C. performing at the Roxy
Note:
At this performance, Run-D.M.C. was opening for the Cold Crush Brothers.
Cite As:
Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, #8091. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Joe Conzo, Jr. Archive
Rights:
All images on this site, unless otherwise indicated, were taken by Joe Conzo and are © Cornell University Library and Joe Conzo. The low resolution copies found on this site may be used for non-profit, educational purposes. For other uses, including the use of the images on advertising-supported web sites or for high-resolution copies of the images, please contact for information on licensing.

About the collection

The Cornell Hip Hop Collection is the proud home of the archive of photographer Joe Conzo, Jr., featuring more than 15,000 of his negatives and prints. Called "The man who took Hip-Hop's baby pictures" by the New York Times, Joe Conzo captured images of the South Bronx between 1978 and 1983, including early hip hop jams, street scenes, and Latin music performers and events.