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- "The Mental Machine: A 21st Century Book of Narratives, Poems, and Prose," 1995 -
- 1995
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"The Mental Machine: A 21st Century Book of Narratives, Poems, and Prose," 1995
- Grand Wizard Theodore, February 1996 - B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled hip hop, rap, jazz, cumbia, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. Here, Grand Wizard Theodore's hands are documented as originators for the technique of record scratching in early hip hop.
- February 01, 1996
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Grand Wizard Theodore, February 1996
B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled hip hop, rap, jazz, cumbia, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. Here, Grand Wizard Theodore's hands are documented as originators for the technique of record scratching in early hip hop.
- DJ Kool Herc at The T-Connection Nightclub, Bronx, New York, circa 1981 -
- circa 1981
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DJ Kool Herc at The T-Connection Nightclub, Bronx, New York, circa 1981
- PRO-Ked "69ers" Shoes, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, circa 1980 -
- circa 1980
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PRO-Ked "69ers" Shoes, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, circa 1980
- Limited Edition "1520 Sedgwick Ave" Sneakers, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, 2007 -
- 2007
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Limited Edition "1520 Sedgwick Ave" Sneakers, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, 2007
- Musician and Vocalist Egyptian Lover with a Vocoder in Front of a Mural of his Likeness as an Egyptian Pharaoh, April 2004 - B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled underground hip hop, rap, jazz, cumbia, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. Here, electro music artist The Egyptian Lover holds a vocoder device in front of his Los Angeles studio.
- April 01, 2004
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Musician and Vocalist Egyptian Lover with a Vocoder in Front of a Mural of his Likeness as an Egyptian Pharaoh, April 2004
B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled underground hip hop, rap, jazz, cumbia, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. Here, electro music artist The Egyptian Lover holds a vocoder device in front of his Los Angeles studio.
- DJ Kool Herc at Emma's Place Nightclub, Bronx, New York, circa 1981 -
- circa 1981
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DJ Kool Herc at Emma's Place Nightclub, Bronx, New York, circa 1981
- PRO-Ked "69ers" Shoes, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, circa 1980 -
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
PRO-Ked "69ers" Shoes, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, circa 1980
- Circus Poster, Barnum & Bailey Present "Hosts of Fearless Lady Jockeys," circa 1895 - In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- circa 1895
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Circus Poster, Barnum & Bailey Present "Hosts of Fearless Lady Jockeys," circa 1895
In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
- Advertising Card for "The Big Fair," New Castle, Indiana, August 1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, promoters used a popular medium--trade cards--to announce shows, activities, and community events. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements, which survive as historical records of leisure in the United States.
- 12 August 1890-16 August 1890
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Advertising Card for "The Big Fair," New Castle, Indiana, August 1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, promoters used a popular medium--trade cards--to announce shows, activities, and community events. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements, which survive as historical records of leisure in the United States.