Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, 1977-present.
Collection Number: 8091

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:

Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, 1977-present.

Repository:

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections

Collection Number:

8091

Abstract:

Collection includes photographic film negatives, 4x6 and 8x10 prints, proof and contact sheets, large format finished prints, and associated ephemera. Many of the images have been digitized and arrived on hard drives.

Creator:

Conzo, Joe, Jr.

Cornell University Library Hip-Hop Collection

Quanitities:

.6 cubic feet.

4.1 terabytes.

Language:

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Joe Conzo, Jr. is an American photographer, born in the Bronx, New York City in 1963. In 1978, while attending South Bronx High School, Conzo became friends with members of the Cold Crush Brothers, an important and influential early Hip Hop group which included DJs Charlie Chase and Tony Tone and MCs Grandmaster Caz, JDL, Easy AD, and Almighty KayGee. Conzo became the group's personal photographer, documenting their live performances at the T-Connection, Disco Fever, Harlem World, the Ecstasy Garage, and the Hoe Avenue Boy's Club. He also took pictures of other Hip Hop artists and groups, including The Treacherous 3, The Fearless 4, and The Fantastic 5. As a result, he captured some of the earliest images of Hip Hop culture, along with every day street scenes and Latin music performances and events between 1977 and 1984. Joe Conzo is currently a Medical Technician with the New York City Fire Department, and is active in leadership of the EMTs labor union. He continues to photograph Hip Hop and other music performers both nationally and internationally.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, #8091. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

RELATED MATERIALS

Associated online resource: call number TR654.C66.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

SUBJECTS

Names:

Conzo, Joe, Jr. -- : Photograph collections.

Subjects:

Hip-hop dance.

Disc jockeys.

Rap musicians -- United States -- Biography.

Hip-hop -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works.

Hip-hop -- United States -- History.

CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
		Series I. Photographs
		Large Format Prints - Cold Crush Brothers
Box 9		Easy A.D. & Tony Tone	1981
		Scope and Contents Posed Studio Shot, taken at United Bronx Parents
Box 9		Tony Tone and Kool Herc at T-Connection	1979
		Two copies
		Scope and Contents Tony Tone and Kool Herc posing with crossed arms backstage at T-Connection
	Framed Item 12	Tony Tone at T-Connection	1979
		Scope and Contents Tony Tone looking through record crates
Box 9		Cold Crush Brothers T-Connection	1979
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush Brothers on stage
Box 9		Cold Crush Brothers	1980
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush Brothers posing on the street
Box 9		Fans of the Cold Crush Brothers vs. Fantastic Romantic 5 battle, Harlem World	1981
		Scope and Contents Three Fans with Cold Crush shirts at the famous 1981 battle between Cold Crush and the Fantastic Romantic Five.
Box 9		Cold Crush Brothers at Hoe Ave. Boys Club	1981
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush strike a humorous pose on stage
Box 9		DJ Charlie Chase Norman Thomas H.S.	1981
		Scope and Contents Charlie Chase with Tony Tone behind table with DJ equipment and record crates. In the background you see a rope separating the 'stage' from the crowd in the high school gym.
Box 9		Cold Crush Brothers at Wild Style shoot, Dixie Club.	1981
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush Bros. performing at Dixie Club while being filmed for Charlie Ahearn's film Wild Style.
Box 9		Cold Crush Bros. and Fantastic Romantic 5 Wild Style rehearsal	1981
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush Bros. and Fantastic Romantic 5 rehearsing for the basketball court scene in Charlie Ahearn's film Wild Style. The basketball court was located at either Ryer Ave. and 182nd Street in the Bronx or at Intermediate School 115 (Morris Ave. and 184th).
Box 9		Tony Tone, Afrika Bambaataa & Busy Bee at Bronx River, Zulu anniversary	1981
		Scope and Contents Tony Tone in foreground with visible turn tables and microphone, and Afrika Bambaataa and Busy Bee in background.
Box 9		Cold Crush Fever	1981
		Two copies
		Scope and Contents Collage of Cold Crush photos with text: "Cold Crush Fever is here! Catch it now."
Box 9		Charlie Chase and Tony Tone	1982
		Scope and Contents The two Cold Crush DJs posing on street with crossed arms.
Box 9		Almighty Kaygee & Disco King Mario (R.I.P) at Club Negril, N.Y.C.	1982
		Scope and Contents Kaygee stands in front of crowd, with Pioneering DJ Disco King Mario visible in crowd.
Box 9		J.D.L at Club Negril	1982
		Scope and Contents J.D.L performing on stage.
Box 9		J.D.L., Harlem World	1982
		Two copies
		Scope and Contents J.D.L smoking a joint in front of the Harlem World mural. Taken at the Treacherous Three Anniversary, 1982 or 1983.
Box 9		Grand Master Caz, J.D.L. and Kaygee at Harlem World	1982
		Scope and Contents Caz and Kaygee laughing as J.D.L goofs around at the Treacherous Three Anniversary, 1982 (or 1983?)
Box 9		Grand Master Caz Norman Thomas H.S. Senior boat ride	1982
		Scope and Contents From Cold Crush performance on the Norman Thomas High School senior trip to Bear Mountain on the Hudson River Day Line. (This line was later bought by the Circle Line).
Box 9		Cold Crush Brothers and Treacherous Three	1982
		Scope and Contents Members of Cold Crush Bros. and Treacherous Three posing in front of crowd on Day Line Boat. Norman Thomas H.S. Senior boat ride
Box 9		Tony Tone and [Easy] A.D. at Norman Thomas H.S	1982
		Scope and Contents Tony Tone and Easy A.D. posing on stage.
	Framed Item 1	Almighty Kaygee, Harlem World	1982
		Scope and Contents Kay Gee throwing rolled up flyers/photos into the crowd. At the Harlem World Easter Show.
	Framed Item 2	Grand Master Caz, J.D.L. and Kaygee at Harlem World	1982
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 3	Cold Crush Brothers	1980
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 4	Grand Master Caz Norman Thomas H.S. Senior boat ride	1982
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 5	Charlie Chase and Tony Tone	1982
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 6	Easy A.D. & Tony Tone	1981
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 7	Cold Crush Brothers and Treacherous Three	1982
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 9	J.D.L at Club Negril	1982
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 10	Tony Tone, Afrika Bambaataa & Busy Bee at Bronx River, Zulu anniversary	1981
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
	Framed Item 11	Almighty Kaygee & Disco King Mario (R.I.P) at Club Negril, N.Y.C.	1982
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
		Large Format Prints - Bronx, N.Y. Scenes
Box 9		Charlotte Street, Bronx	1977
		Scope and Contents South Bronx devastation-- Rubble-filled vacant lot with buildings and large Puerto Rican flag in background
Box 9		Boo Boo, South Bronx	1978
		Scope and Contents Boy standing in large puddle with skateboard
Box 9		South Bronx	1977
		Two copies
		Scope and Contents Boy sitting on street with graffiti in background
Box 9		South Bronx	1979
		Scope and Contents Vacant lot behind abandoned buildings
	Framed Item 13	South Bronx	1979
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
Box 9		Crotona Park, Bronx	1980
		Scope and Contents Girl in crowd waving at camera
Box 9		Treacherous Three, Norman Thomas H.S.	1981
		Scope and Contents Treacherous Three posing in front of high school bleachers
Box 9		Busy Bee at Bronx River, Zulu Nation Anniversary	1981
		Scope and Contents Busy Bee on stage
Box 9		Loose Bruce with Crazy Legs in background, Club Negril	1982
		Scope and Contents Three B-Boys (Shack Crew? Harlem World Crew?) dancing in front of crowd. Crazy Legs is visible in the background watching the performance.
	Framed Item 8	Loose Bruce with Crazy Legs in background, Club Negril	1982
		Scope and Contents Framed duplicate
		8 x 10 Prints - Modern, Reprints
Box 10	Folder 1	Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx High School	1980
		8 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush performing at the 1980 South Bronx High School prom. This was Joe Conzo's prom.
Box 10	Folder 2	Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World	1981-1982
		15 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush posing in suits in front of Harlem World mural
Box 10	Folder 3	Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World	1981-1982
		Inscribed "To Johan - Thanks for everything! Joe Conzo 2004"
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush lined up posing in suits in front of Harlem World mural
Box 10	Folder 4	J.D.L. and Grandmaster Caz, Harlem World	1981
		Scope and Contents J.D.L. and Caz (in Rick James-style leather outfit) sharing a microphone onstage
Box 10	Folder 5	Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz, Harlem World	1981
		Scope and Contents Kool Moe Dee and Caz in the crowd at Harlem World
Box 10	Folder 6	J.D.L., Harlem World	1982
		Scope and Contents J.D.L smoking a joint in front of the Harlem World mural. Taken at the Treacherous Three Anniversary, 1982 or 1983.
Box 10	Folder 7	Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World	1981
		Scope and Contents Easy A.D., Kaygee, and [J.D.L.?] raising their arms in the air with their backs to the crowd
Box 10	Folder 8	Printouts of photos from disc entitled "Tony Tone polaroids"	1979
		Scope and Contents Color photos of Tony Tone and others, possibly taken by Angelo King
Box 11		Cold Crush Brothers and South Bronx	1979-1981
		11x14 prints
		Scope and Contents Various prints depicting Cold Crush Brothers performances and shots of the South Bronx
		8 x 10 Prints - Contemporary to original photo date
Box 11		South Bronx	1978
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Broken fire hydrant and empty bottle of malt liquor
Box 11		Joe Conzo - Self Portrait/Lighting Experiment	1979
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Posed shot of Joe holding flashbulbs with a hat covering his face
Box 11		Paul Newman	March 24, 1980
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Paul Newman chasing Joe and other protestors off of the set of the film Fort Apache, The Bronx. This was Joe's first published photograph; it appeared in the New York Post, March 25 1980. The film set was located at Eagle Ave. and Westchester Ave. in the Bronx. Community activists were protesting the film's negative depiction of minorities and of the Bronx in general. This print is accompanied by a mounted photocopy of the New York Post article with note from "Reyes II" of the UBP (United Bronx Parents) Photography Workshop congratulating Joe on its publication.
Box 11		Vigil for John Lennon at Strawberry Fields, Central Park	December 9, 1980
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Mourners for John Lennon holding hands
Box 11		Ben Gazzara at a protest of Fort Apache: The Bronx, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	1980
		Mounted
		Two copies
		Scope and Contents The actor Ben Gazzara and an unidentified woman photographed outside the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel during a protest of the film Fort Apache, The Bronx.
Box 11		Subway platform, Prospect Ave. and Westchester Ave.	1981
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Man reading a newspaper while waiting for the train at the Prospect Ave. subway stop in the Bronx
Box 11		Rachel	1981
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Portrait of Rachel; the back of her sister Abigail's head is also visible.
Box 11		Sonia	1981
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Posed shot of Sonia
Box 11		Empty matte board	1981
		Scope and Contents Matte board from which a mounted photograph has been removed.
Box 11		Evelina	1984
		Mounted
Box 11		Three children	1983
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Portrait of three children
Box 11		Jeanette "Chiquita" Otero	1981
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Portrait of three children
Box 11		Portrait	1984
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Portrait of unidentified woman
Box 10	Folder 9	Tony Tone, LA Sunshine, and Grandmaster Caz, Harlem World	July 3, 1981
		Signed on the front by Tony Tone, LA Sunshine, and Grandmaster Caz; dated on the back "July 3, 1981: Battle"
		Scope and Contents Tony Tone and Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers pose with LA Sunshine of the Treacherous Three
Box 10	Folder 10	Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx High School	1981
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush Brothers and the audience at the South Bronx High School gym
Box 10	Folder 11	Inside the Botanica	1981
		Scope and Contents Clerk behind the counter inside Botanica -- a store that sold religious supplies (rosaries, candles, etc.)
Box 10	Folder 13	Cold Crush Brothers Studio Shot	1982
		Caption in red marker: These are the eighties and it [sic] all about C.C.: Cold Crush!!
		Scope and Contents Posed picture of Cold Crush in suits
Box 10	Folder 14	Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five	1982
		Scope and Contents Posed studio shot of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five; photographer unknown. Sugarhill Records publicity photo.
Box 10	Folder 12	Kurtis Blow and Melle Mel	1983
		Note in red marker on back reads "Marie Moore, Amsterdam New, 2340 8th Ave., 5th Flr - By [Hard?]". Blue pen note reads "Grandmaster Flash"; possibly Flash's signature.
		Scope and Contents Kurtis Blow and Melle Mel looking at a magazine article on Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, possibly at the Amsterdam New, 2340 8th Ave, 4th floor. Photograph by Gary Gershoff.
Box 10	Folder 14	5 Additions	1983
Box 3	Folder 1	8 x 10" photographs	Undated
Box 3	Folder 2	8 x 10" photographs	Undated
Box 3	Folder 3	Mounted and assorted sizes	1981
		4 x 6 Prints - Cold Crush Brothers
Box 12	Folder 1	Cold Crush Brothers and fans at T-Connection	1979
		17 prints
		Scope and Contents Early Joe Conzo photos of Cold Crush-- possibly the first. Also several shots of people from the audience (friends of Joe Conzo); one shot of Tony Tone with his mother; one shot of Cold Crush's DJ equipment.
Box 12	Folder 2	Roseland Ballroom	1980
		6 prints
		Scope and Contents The Fearless Four onstage; Money Ray, Joe Conzo, Easy A.D. and friends in the audience.
Box 12	Folder 3	Cold crush Brothers, South Bronx H.S.	1980
		15 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush performance at South Bronx High School in 1980 with additional pictures of the Treacherous 3, Kool Moe Dee, Cracker Jack of the Casanova Crew, and King. A photograph from this show was used (without permission) in the film CB4.
Box 12	Folder 4	Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx H.S. Prom	1980
		17 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush performing at the 1980 South Bronx High School prom. Joe Conzo, Easy A.D., and Tony Tone attended South Bronx HS; this was Joe's prom.
Box 12	Folder 5	Cold Crush van ride (Tony Tone's van) upstate NY	1980
		9 prints
		Scope and Contents Joe Conzo, Cold Crush Brothers, Nana (Tony Tone's cousin), King (Tony Tone's brother), Money Ray, and [Kool Moe Dee], driving upstate in Tony Tone's van. Joe claims that Kool Moe Dee was not present in the van, so we are waiting for identification on the last individual.
Box 12	Folder 6	Cold Crush, Skate Palace (onstage)	1981
		17 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush performance at the Skatin' Palace in 1981.
Box 12	Folder 7	Cold Crush, Skate Palace (backstage)	1981
		5 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush backstage at the Skatin' Palace, 1981.
Box 12	Folder 8	Cold Crush and Loose Bruce, Club Negril's	1981
		23 prints
		Scope and Contents Shots of Cold Crush performing and some shots of b-boy Loose Bruce dancing. Before Cold Crush J.D.L. and Grand Master Caz performed together as the Notorious Two. There are several silhouette shots of Caz and J.D.L. together in this group, and though this is a Cold Crush performance, Joe Conzo refers to these photos in this group as shots of the Notorious Two.
Box 12	Folder 9	Charlie Chase, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Mixer DST, Kips Bay Boys Club	1981
		1 prints
		Scope and Contents Charlie Chase, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grand Mixer DST at the Kips Bay Boys Club, 1981.
Box 12	Folder 10	Cold Crush, Electricians' Hall (Amityville, Long Island)	1981
		1 prints
Box 12	Folder 11	Cold Crush at the Fever (167th and Jerome)	1981
		12 prints
Box 12	Folder 12	Cold Crush Harlem World Easter Show	1981
		50 prints
		Scope and Contents This group of photos is a very detailed recording of the 1981 performance of Cold Crush at Harlem World. Shots from this show are identifiable because of the use of a smoke machine onstage.
Box 12	Folder 13	Cold Crush and the Treacherous Three, Norman Thomas H.S	1981
		9 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush and the Treacherous Three perform at Norman Thomas High School in 1981. Also several posed shots of both groups in front of the gym bleachers.
Box 12	Folder 14	Cold Crush upstairs at Harlem World	1981
		12 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush rehearsing upstairs at Harlem World before a show in 1981.
Box 12	Folder 15	Cold Crush, Hoe Ave. Boys Club	1981
		6 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush performance at Roosevelt H.S. with pictures of crowd and members.
Box 12	Folder 16	Cold Crush Brothers and Fantastic Romantic Five 'Wild Style' Rehearsals	1981
		13 prints
		Scope and Contents The Cold Crush Brothers and Fantastic Romantic 5 rehearsing for Charlie Ahearn's film 'Wild Style' basketball court scene. The basketball court was located at either Ryer Ave. and 182nd Street in the Bronx OR at Intermediate School 115 (Morris Ave. and 184th). Some shots focus on Kevie Kev and Whipper Whip (of the Fantastic Five); Charlie Ahearn and Fab Five Freddy are also visible.
Box 12	Folder 17	Cold Crush Brothers and Charlie Ahearn signing the 'Wild Style' contract, Dixie Club	1981
		8 prints
		Scope and Contents Cold Crush and Charlie Ahearn sign the contract for Ahearn's film Wild Style.
Box 12	Folder 18	Cold Crush Brothers Hoe Ave Boys Club	1981
		22 prints
Box 12	Folder 19	Cold Crush Brothers and Fantastic Romantic Five battle, Harlem World	1981
		13 prints
		Scope and Contents Pictures of the Cold Crush Brothers performance in the famous battle with the Fantastic Romantic Five.
Box 12	Folder 20	Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx High School	1981
		2 prints
Box 12	Folder 21	Zulu Nation Anniversary, Bronx River	1981
		4 prints
		Scope and Contents Tony Tone, DJ Red Alert, J.D.L., Grand Master Caz, Mr. Biggs (of the Soul Sonic Force) and Busy Bee at the 1981 Zulu Nation Anniversary.
Box 12	Folder 22	Cold Crush Portraits	1981
		3 prints
		Scope and Contents Three portrait photos taken on Prospect Ave. and 156th street in the Bronx.
Box 12	Folder 23	Cold Crush Brothers studio portraits	1981
		101 prints
		Scope and Contents A large number of posed group, solo, and duo shots of the Cold Crush Brothers. These portraits were taken in a makeshift studio in the back room of United Bronx Parents in the Bronx.
Box 12	Folder 24	Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World	1981-1982
		35 prints
		Scope and Contents Posed and performance shots of Cold Crush Brothers (in suits)
Box 12	Folder 25	Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World	1982
		24 prints
		Scope and Contents Wide shots of the stage during a Cold Crush performance at Harlem World
Box 12	Folder 26	Norman Thomas High School Senior Boat Ride	1982
		6 prints
		Scope and Contents From Cold Crush performance on the Norman Thomas High School senior trip to Bear Mountain on the Hudson River Day Line. (This line was later bought by the Circle Line). Also included: one shot of LA Sunshine (of the Treacherous Three) with members of Cold Crush; several shots of students/audience on boat
Box 12	Folder 27	Treacherous Three Anniversary - Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Ace and D-Ski, Wayne and Charlie; Harlem World	1982-1983
		39 prints
		Scope and Contents Shots of performances by Cold Crush, Jazzy Ace and D-Ski, and hip hop ventriloquist act Wayne and Charlie at the Treacherous Three anniversary in either 1982 or 1983. Also: two pictures of Tony Tone's brother King in the crowd.
Box 12	Folder 28	Cold Crush - Wild Style Filming, Dixie Club,	1981
		3 prints
		Scope and Contents These pictures show the filming of a scene for Wild Style. The film crew is visible in the crowd.
		4 x 6 Prints - Bronx, N.Y. Scenes
Box 13	Folder 1	United Bronx Parents Picnic	1978-1979
		17 prints
		Scope and Contents Photos of unidentified individuals from a UBP picnic in 1978. Also one picture of Joe's girlfriend Teresa.
Box 13	Folder 2	Fort Apache: The Bronx' Protest	March 24th, 1980
		5 prints
		Scope and Contents Paul Newman chasing Joe and other protestors off of the set of the film Fort Apache, The Bronx. This was Joe's first published photograph; it appeared in the New York Post, March 25 1980. The film set was located at Eagle Ave. and Westchester Ave. in the Bronx. Community activists were protesting the film's negative depiction of minorities and of the Bronx in general.
Box 13	Folder 3	Tito Puente and Machito outdoor performance	1980
		15 prints
		Scope and Contents Photos of Tito Puente and Machito on stage outdoors in the Bronx. Several photos of Tito and Machito performing, some shots of the crowd, and two photos of filmmaker Carlos Ortiz and his film crew. Ortiz was one of Joe Conzo's mentors, and directed a documentary about Machito.
Box 13	Folder 4	Vigil for John Lennon at Strawberry Fields, Central Park	December 9, 1980
		1 prints
		Scope and Contents Two young girls mourning John Lennon in Central Park
Box 13	Folder 5	Mean Machine' outdoor event, 3rd Ave Hub	1981
		32 prints
		Scope and Contents Photos of Mean Machine during an outdoor event sponsored by the radio station 92 KTV at the 3rd Ave Hub in the Bronx. The photos include a few pictures of the group onstage, but most are of individuals in the audience.
Box 13	Folder 6	Government Cheese handout, United Bronx Parents	1982
		12 prints
		Scope and Contents Residents of the Bronx waiting in line to pick up free government cheese at United Bronx Parents.
Box 13	Folder 7	South Bronx Photography	1978-1979
		52 prints
		Scope and Contents Photos of various locations in the Bronx in various locations, particularly along Prospect Avenue above 149th St. Some of the photos depict early graffiti and street art. Many street portraits of unidentified individuals. One print depicts a 1978 protest of funding cuts for sports programs in South Bronx high schools. One shot of a vacant lot at Westchester Ave. and Brook Ave. was used as the cover image for the book Next Stop: Growing Up Wild Style by Ivan Sanchez (Touchstone, 2008).
Box 13	Folder 8	South Bronx Street Scenes	1979
		49 prints
		Scope and Contents Photos of everyday street scenes scattered all over the Bronx. Photos depicting stores, street vendors, people walking, and children playing. There are also several shots of a film crew working on an unidentified documentary.
Box 13	Folder 9	South Bronx Street Scenes	1981-1983
		13 prints
		Scope and Contents These photos depict demolished buildings and vacant lots-- the devastation of the South Bronx. Also included are photos from the Cloisters in Manhattan, Lincoln Hospital, and the 1981 or 1982 Puerto Rican Day parade.
Box 13	Folder 10	Joe Conzo Portraits	1976-1983
		74 prints
		Scope and Contents This roll includes Joe's earliest black and white shots-- pictures of his classmates at Junior H.S 149 from 1976. Also included are pictures of Joe's girlfriend Teresa and her nieces, Joe's girlfriend Maria, Abigail and Rachel (two sisters from the Bronx), Sonya, Tiny and Herman (Tiny is the daughter of Carmen Arroyo, the first Hispanic woman in NY assembly), Sandy Santiago and Dr. Sporano from Lincoln Hospital, Carlos, Cappy, Roseann Pascale (a college friend of Joe's who now produces the television show Miami Ink), David, and several unidentified children from the South Bronx. The last photo in this group is two unidentified individuals who may have been radio DJs; they seem to be in a radio station or record store.
Box 13	Folder 11	United Bronx Parents Portraits	1979-1981
		11 prints
		Scope and Contents These portraits are of various people in or outside the office of United Bronx Parents including. Named individuals include Reuben and Yvette, Evelina Antonetty (Founder of U.B.P. and Joe Conzo's grandmother), and Donald Antonetty. There are also several color shots from a UBP party in 1976, including a shot of two vendors who provided food for a summer lunch program.
Box 13	Folder 12	Joe Conzo personal photos	1978-1982
		67 prints
		Scope and Contents These photos depict places and people from Joe Conzo's life in the late 1970s and early 1980s. There are several self-portraits, photos of his son Angel's baptism, his ex-wife Gina Martinez, his first car (a 1976 Chevy Malibu), his cat, his apartment, Lorraine Montenegro (Joe's mother) and her boyfriend Sailor, a basement clubhouse that he shared with his friends, Joe's girlfriend Doris, Joe's family members Donnie (uncle), Eric Kane (brother), Lorraine Montenegro (mother), and Anita (aunt), Joe and friends at Coney Island, Joe's "wedding" to an unknown woman in 1981, Joe and Rolando Arroyo (son of Carmen Arroyo) at Michelangelo Apartments in 1980, and one photo from the South Bronx High School 1980 senior trip to a dude ranch in upstate New York. There are also several self-portraits (including one taken at the studio of Tom Rose Joe's mentor, at Riverside and 92nd St. in Manhattan). Also included are some of Joe's lighting experiments.
Box 13	Folder 13	Contact Sheets	1976-1983
		35 prints
		Scope and Contents The contact sheets are numbered 1-35, but the photos are in no particular order on them. Joe's negatives were kept in a box in his grandmother's house for several years, and they were not organized before the 4x6 prints were developed.
Box 3	Folder 4	Hip Hop Doc - Kool Moe Dee	Undated
Box 3	Folder 5	Latin Music Friends	Undated
Box 3	Folder 6	Joey's Early Photographs	Undated
Box 3	Folder 7	Joey, Family, and Friends	Undated
Box 3	Folder 8	Miscellaneous	Undated
		Series II. Contact Sheets, Negatives, and Slides	1976-1985
		File subjects are listed out for contact sheets and negatives as labeled by Joe Conzo. Numerous unlabeled sheets are included in each case and are not listed out in the guide.
		Most contact sheets have been scanned and are available through ARTstor's Shared Shelf Commons. Item ID number ranges for each case are listed out where applicable.
		Negatives closed for research, access to those materials is available through the digital collection.
		Case A	1979-1982
Box 1		"Negrils" CC4 Rock St. Crew	Undated
Box 1		Easter Sunday - Harlem World	Undated
Box 1		Beau's Restaurant (Farewell to Charlie)	1980-01-14
Box 1		General shots urban	Undated
Box 1		T-Connection	1979
Box 1		Norman Thomas H.S. boat ride - Harlem World	Undated
Box 1		Harlem World	Undated
Box 1		Amityville LI	1982
Box 1		Third Avenue Festival	Undated
Box 1		Boys' Club	Undated
Box 1		Studio Shoot	Undated
		Case B	1982
Box 1		Puerto Rico	1982-11
Box 1		Cold Crush (St. Joseph)	Undated
Box 1		Born in the Bronx final	Undated
Box 1		Fort Apache, Paul Newman	Undated
Box 1		Boys' Club and home	1982
		Case C	Summer
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_071 - JC_CS_107
Box 1		General shots, school, job	1979
Box 1		Mondale's wife	1979
Box 1		General shots (Chicita!)	1980-01-19-1980-01-23
Box 1		General shots, fighting fire	1980-03-09-1980-03-11
Box 1		Channel 2 and Benjie	1982-06
Box 1		Atlantic City and Aunt Lily's birthday	Undated
Box 1		Mrs. A - Channel 2/ NY Urban League	1982-07
Box 1		Yearbook pictures and Anonetty shots	1979-11-12-1979-11-15
Box 1		Ch. 2 Randall Pinkston LM IBJR	1985-04
Box 1		Rolling around	1985-04-1985-05
Box 1		Puerto Rican Day Parade	1985-06-09
Box 1		Photos by Pete Torres - dance show	1985-07
Box 1		Seniors, general shots	1980-03
Box 1		Mondale's wife	Undated
Box 1		General shots Myra - Yvette	Undated
Box 1		General shots - school - Purchase College - school walkout	Undated
Box 1		General shots (school and office)	1979-12
Box 1		General shots outside and inside	1980-02
Box 1		Chiquista	Undated
Box 1		General shots, fighting fire	1980-03-09-1980-03-10
Box 1		Senior trip, Malibu Ranch	1980-03-07-1980-03-09
		Binder D	1980
Box 1		Slides	1980
		Case D	1975-1980
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_108 - JC_CS_146
Box 1		Puerto Rico	1979-04
Box 1		General shots of Omi and Jeny	1979-03
Box 1		General shots of Omi and Jeny	1975-03
Box 1		Teresa and Stacey	1979-02
Box 1		Atlantic City H.R. c/o Roberto G.	Undated
Box 1		Atlantic City and general shots	Undated
Box 1		Washington D.C.	Undated
Box 1		Randle's School	1979
Box 1		School - Navy band	1979
Box 1		Canada, Quebec	Spring 79
Box 1		General shots (overdeveloped)	1980-02
Box 1		General shots	1980-03-18-1980-03-20
Box 1		Laura's birthday party at Chico East	1980-01-26
		Case E	1982
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_001 - JC_CS_047
Box 2		Mrs. A - Channel 2	1982-07
Box 2		Wild Style, CC4 - Fantastic 5	Undated
Box 2		Harlem	Undated
Box 2		Norman Thomas Boat Ride - Cold Crush Brothers	1982-06
Box 2		Harlem World	Undated
Box 2		Outer Skates, Jersey City	Undated
Box 2		BX River, Busy Bee, CC4, Zulu	Undated
Box 2		CC4, Boys Club, Hoe Ave	Undated
Box 2		Norman Thomas H.S.	Undated
Box 2		LBP/ Hove
Box 2		Hunts Pt Palace	Undated
		Case F	1978-1983
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_197 - JC_CS_222
Box 2		Lisei's wedding	1978-09-18
Box 2		Home general shots	1982
Box 2		General shots, UBP and home	Undated
Box 2		General shots around house	Undated
Box 2		AHA - Activities	1981-08-26-1981-08-28
Box 2		West Binghamton NY - Epic	1983-02
		Case G	1980-1981
Box 2		Farewell to Charlie	1980-01-11
Box 2		Beau's Restaurant (Farewell to Charlie)	1980-01-14
Box 2		Salsa Combo MSG	1981-03-07
Box 2		Tito Puente at Lehman College	1980-12-19
		Case H	Undated
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_147 - JC_CS_172
Box 2		Lehman College Tito Puente shots	Undated
		Case I	1976-1981
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_173 - JC_CS_196
Box 2		Senior Trip Malibu Ranch	1980-03-07-1980-09
Box 2		CAFA (Committee Against Fort Apache) demo	1980-04
Box 2		CAFA	1981
Box 2		General Shots CAFA	1980-04
Box 2		Exhibitions	1976
Box 2		AHA - Activities	1981-08-26-1981-08-28
Box 2		General shots - CAFA meeting	1980-03
Box 2		Rock climbing (Project Discovery)	1980-04
Box 2		General shots	1980-05
Box 2		General shots (some night shots)	1980-05
Box 2		Graduation shots	1980-06-27
Box 2		General shots (Omi and Richie)	1980-06-28
		Negatives and Contact Sheets	1982
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_048 - JC_CS_070
Box 2		Puerto Rico	1982-11
		Case J (1 of 2)	1978-1998
Box 7		Tats - Macy's Parade	Undated
Box 7		CC4	Undated
Box 7		Pacheco/TOW	Undated
Box 7		TOW Legs/Red	Undated
Box 7		Tito Puente - Brook Ave 148	1998
Box 7		Wiwie's Steakhouse Armand Assante	Undated
Box 7		Tito Puente Celebrity Smoke Out TP Rest	Undated
Box 7		Tito Puente Atlantic City	Undated
Box 7		Latin Quarter	1998-07
Box 7		Tito Puente Latin Jazz Beacon Theater	Undated
		Case J (2 of 2)	Undated
Box 7		Tito Puente Scholarship Cruise	Undated
		Case K	Undated
		Scope and Contents JC_CS_223 - JC_CS_253
Box 7		Contact Sheets	Undated
		Case K	Summer
Box 7		Slides	1980-1981
		Case L	Undated
Box 8		Slides	Undated
		Case L (Negatives)	1980
Box 8		General nights shots of Tiny	Undated
Box 8		General experiment shots	1980-11
Box 8		John Lennon Vigil Central Park	1980-11
Box 8		General shots (office and home)	1979-11
Box 8		D-76, Exhibition, Vicky and Co.	Undated
Box 8		Rock climbing (project discovery)	1980-04
Box 8		Omi, Janina, and Lillie	Undated
Box 8		General outdoor shots	1980-11
Box 8		Demo at Gemini - CAFA	1981-02-09
Box 8		Passport photos	1981-01-26
Box 8		Tiny and Roy Junior	1980-12-22
Box 8		CAFA Demo - Waldorf Astoria	1980-10-05
Box 8		CAFA demo at City Hall	1980-03-24
Box 8		5 Pointz	Undated
Box 8		Park Jam - Moore House	Undated
Box 8		RSC Anniversary 1	Undated
Box 8		RSC Anniversary 2	Undated
Box 8		RSC Anniversary 3	Undated
Box 8		RG Florida	Undated
Box 8		RG Montauk	Undated
Box 8		9/11	Undated
Box 8		CC4 Rehearsal	Undated
		Case M	Undated
Box 8		Tito Puente Scholarship - Apollo Theater	Undated
		Series III. Related Materials	1965-2007
		Folder 3 from box 4 is restricted to the permission of the curator.
Box 3	Folder 9	Afrika Bambaataa	Undated
Box 3	Folder 10	Bronx Documentary Center	Undated
Box 3	Folder 11	Clarkson yearbook	1977
Box 3	Folder 12	Cold Crush Brothers	1982
		Scope and Contents Includes photocopies of handwritten lyrics and an unsigned copy of a 1982 contract between CC4 and Frost Belt International Recording Enterprises.
Box 5	Folder 1	Daily News	2007-11-01
		Scope and Contents Includes article on early hip hop featuring Conzo photographs.
Box 4	Folder 1	Flyers	1980-1984
		Scope and Contents Includes flyers for performances at T-Connection, Ecstasy Garage Disco, and Skatin' Palace.
Box 3	Folder 13	Ghetto Brothers	1971
Box 3	Folder 14	Letter from Joe to family	1990-10-14
Box 3	Folder 15	Magazines	1976-2007
		Scope and Contents Contains magazines related to latinx culture, as well as an issue of "That 70s Show: New York City in the 1970s" which includes writing and photos by Conzo.
		Young Lords
Box 11		New York Post "Fort Apache" article	1980
		Mounted
		Scope and Contents Clipping from March 25, 1980 issue of the New York Post, featuring Joe Conzo's photo of Paul Newman. Includes inscription: "UBP's first published student photographer, Joey Kane. Congratulations from the UBP Photography Workshop! - Reyes II"
Box 4	Folder 2	Phoenix yearbook	1980
Box 4	Folder 3	School records	1965-1975
		Access to Box 4, Folder 3 restricted to permission of the curator.
Box 4	Folder 4	Tracy 168 prints	1990
		Series IV. Born in the Bronx	2007
Box 5	Folder 2	Printer's proofs 1	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 5	Folder 3	Printer's proofs 2	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 5	Folder 4	Printer's proofs 3	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 5	Folder 5	Printer's proofs 4	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 6		Born in the Bronx draft 1	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 6		Born in the Bronx draft 2	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 4	Folder 5	Press clippings	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 6	Folder 1	Japanese press clippings	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 4	Folder 6	Press kit	2007
		creator: Conzo, Joe
		creator: Kugelberg, Johan
Box 4	Folder 7	Hip hop historic sites	2007
		creator: King, Angelo
Box 4	Folder 8	Prints from "The Breaks: Stylin' and Profilin'"	2007

Contents

Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, 1977-present. Collection Number: 8091

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library

Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, 1977-present.
Collection Number: 8091

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library