- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
- Al B
- Stardust Ballroom, American
- Date
- ca. 1984
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (9.5 × 7.3 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (10.8 × 8.3 cm)
- Description
- This is a color Polaroid depicting DJ Kool Herc (left) and Al B (right) at the Stardust Ballroom in the Bronx, NY. Both men are show full-length, posed along a three-step staircase and leaning against the railing. Kool Herc is wearing his costume ensemble from Beat Street, an all denim outfit consisting of a jacket and jeans with brown fringe along the edges. He is wearing a black felt Stetson and sunglasses. Al B is wearing denim jeans and a dark colored jacket with black, square-shaped glasses. There are several people in the background.
- Place captured
- Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- group portraits
- instant camera photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.73.4.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




