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.
Conzo, Joe, Jr.
Cornell University Library Hip-Hop Collection
Quanitities:
.6 cubic feet.
4.1 terabytes.
Language:
Collection material in English
Access to Box 4, Folder 3 restricted to permission of the curator. Negatives closed
for research, access to those materials is available through the digital collection.
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
Joe Conzo, Jr. photographs and ephemera, #8091. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Associated online resource: call number TR654.C66.
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.
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
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Description
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Date
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Series I. Photographs
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Large Format Prints - Cold Crush Brothers
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Box 9 |
Easy A.D. & Tony Tone
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Posed Studio Shot, taken at United Bronx Parents
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Box 9 |
Tony Tone and Kool Herc at T-Connection
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1979 | |||
Two copies
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Scope and Contents
Tony Tone and Kool Herc posing with crossed arms backstage at T-Connection
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Framed Item 12 |
Tony Tone at T-Connection
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1979 | |||
Scope and Contents
Tony Tone looking through record crates
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Box 9 |
Cold Crush Brothers T-Connection
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1979 | |||
Scope and Contents
Cold Crush Brothers on stage
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Box 9 |
Cold Crush Brothers
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1980 | |||
Scope and Contents
Cold Crush Brothers posing on the street
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Box 9 |
Fans of the Cold Crush Brothers vs. Fantastic Romantic 5 battle, Harlem World
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Three Fans with Cold Crush shirts at the famous 1981 battle between Cold Crush and
the Fantastic Romantic Five.
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Box 9 |
Cold Crush Brothers at Hoe Ave. Boys Club
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Cold Crush strike a humorous pose on stage
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Box 9 |
DJ Charlie Chase Norman Thomas H.S.
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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.
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Box 9 |
Cold Crush Brothers at Wild Style shoot, Dixie Club.
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Cold Crush Bros. performing at Dixie Club while being filmed for Charlie Ahearn's
film Wild Style.
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Box 9 |
Cold Crush Bros. and Fantastic Romantic 5 Wild Style rehearsal
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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).
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Box 9 |
Tony Tone, Afrika Bambaataa & Busy Bee at Bronx River, Zulu anniversary
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Tony Tone in foreground with visible turn tables and microphone, and Afrika Bambaataa
and Busy Bee in background.
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Box 9 |
Cold Crush Fever
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1981 | |||
Two copies
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Scope and Contents
Collage of Cold Crush photos with text: "Cold Crush Fever is here! Catch it now."
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Box 9 |
Charlie Chase and Tony Tone
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
The two Cold Crush DJs posing on street with crossed arms.
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Box 9 |
Almighty Kaygee & Disco King Mario (R.I.P) at Club Negril, N.Y.C.
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Kaygee stands in front of crowd, with Pioneering DJ Disco King Mario visible in crowd.
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Box 9 |
J.D.L at Club Negril
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
J.D.L performing on stage.
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Box 9 |
J.D.L., Harlem World
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1982 | |||
Two copies
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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.
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Box 9 |
Grand Master Caz, J.D.L. and Kaygee at Harlem World
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Caz and Kaygee laughing as J.D.L goofs around at the Treacherous Three Anniversary,
1982 (or 1983?)
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Box 9 |
Grand Master Caz Norman Thomas H.S. Senior boat ride
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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).
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Box 9 |
Cold Crush Brothers and Treacherous Three
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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
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Box 9 |
Tony Tone and [Easy] A.D. at Norman Thomas H.S
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Tony Tone and Easy A.D. posing on stage.
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Framed Item 1 |
Almighty Kaygee, Harlem World
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Kay Gee throwing rolled up flyers/photos into the crowd. At the Harlem World Easter
Show.
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Framed Item 2 |
Grand Master Caz, J.D.L. and Kaygee at Harlem World
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 3 |
Cold Crush Brothers
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1980 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 4 |
Grand Master Caz Norman Thomas H.S. Senior boat ride
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 5 |
Charlie Chase and Tony Tone
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 6 |
Easy A.D. & Tony Tone
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 7 |
Cold Crush Brothers and Treacherous Three
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 9 |
J.D.L at Club Negril
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 10 |
Tony Tone, Afrika Bambaataa & Busy Bee at Bronx River, Zulu anniversary
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Framed Item 11 |
Almighty Kaygee & Disco King Mario (R.I.P) at Club Negril, N.Y.C.
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Large Format Prints - Bronx, N.Y. Scenes
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Box 9 |
Charlotte Street, Bronx
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1977 | |||
Scope and Contents
South Bronx devastation-- Rubble-filled vacant lot with buildings and large Puerto
Rican flag in background
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Box 9 |
Boo Boo, South Bronx
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1978 | |||
Scope and Contents
Boy standing in large puddle with skateboard
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Box 9 |
South Bronx
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1977 | |||
Two copies
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Scope and Contents
Boy sitting on street with graffiti in background
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Box 9 |
South Bronx
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1979 | |||
Scope and Contents
Vacant lot behind abandoned buildings
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Framed Item 13 |
South Bronx
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1979 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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Box 9 |
Crotona Park, Bronx
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1980 | |||
Scope and Contents
Girl in crowd waving at camera
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Box 9 |
Treacherous Three, Norman Thomas H.S.
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Treacherous Three posing in front of high school bleachers
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Box 9 |
Busy Bee at Bronx River, Zulu Nation Anniversary
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Busy Bee on stage
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Box 9 |
Loose Bruce with Crazy Legs in background, Club Negril
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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.
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Framed Item 8 |
Loose Bruce with Crazy Legs in background, Club Negril
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1982 | |||
Scope and Contents
Framed duplicate
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8 x 10 Prints - Modern, Reprints
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Box 10 | Folder 1 |
Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx High School
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1980 | ||
8 prints
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush performing at the 1980 South Bronx High School prom. This was Joe Conzo's
prom.
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Box 10 | Folder 2 |
Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World
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1981-1982 | ||
15 prints
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush posing in suits in front of Harlem World mural
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Box 10 | Folder 3 |
Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World
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1981-1982 | ||
Inscribed "To Johan - Thanks for everything! Joe Conzo 2004"
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush lined up posing in suits in front of Harlem World mural
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Box 10 | Folder 4 |
J.D.L. and Grandmaster Caz, Harlem World
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1981 | ||
Scope and Contents
J.D.L. and Caz (in Rick James-style leather outfit) sharing a microphone onstage
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Box 10 | Folder 5 |
Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz, Harlem World
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1981 | ||
Scope and Contents
Kool Moe Dee and Caz in the crowd at Harlem World
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Box 10 | Folder 6 |
J.D.L., Harlem World
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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.
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Box 10 | Folder 7 |
Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World
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1981 | ||
Scope and Contents
Easy A.D., Kaygee, and [J.D.L.?] raising their arms in the air with their backs to
the crowd
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Box 10 | Folder 8 |
Printouts of photos from disc entitled "Tony Tone polaroids"
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1979 | ||
Scope and Contents
Color photos of Tony Tone and others, possibly taken by Angelo King
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Box 11 |
Cold Crush Brothers and South Bronx
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1979-1981 | |||
11x14 prints
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Scope and Contents
Various prints depicting Cold Crush Brothers performances and shots of the South Bronx
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8 x 10 Prints - Contemporary to original photo date
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Box 11 |
South Bronx
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1978 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Broken fire hydrant and empty bottle of malt liquor
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Box 11 |
Joe Conzo - Self Portrait/Lighting Experiment
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1979 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Posed shot of Joe holding flashbulbs with a hat covering his face
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Box 11 |
Paul Newman
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March 24, 1980 | |||
Mounted
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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.
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Box 11 |
Vigil for John Lennon at Strawberry Fields, Central Park
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December 9, 1980 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Mourners for John Lennon holding hands
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Box 11 |
Ben Gazzara at a protest of Fort Apache: The Bronx, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
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1980 | |||
Mounted
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Two copies
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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.
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Box 11 |
Subway platform, Prospect Ave. and Westchester Ave.
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1981 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Man reading a newspaper while waiting for the train at the Prospect Ave. subway stop
in the Bronx
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Box 11 |
Rachel
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1981 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Portrait of Rachel; the back of her sister Abigail's head is also visible.
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Box 11 |
Sonia
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1981 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Posed shot of Sonia
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Box 11 |
Empty matte board
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1981 | |||
Scope and Contents
Matte board from which a mounted photograph has been removed.
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Box 11 |
Evelina
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1984 | |||
Mounted
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Box 11 |
Three children
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1983 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Portrait of three children
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Box 11 |
Jeanette "Chiquita" Otero
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1981 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Portrait of three children
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Box 11 |
Portrait
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1984 | |||
Mounted
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Scope and Contents
Portrait of unidentified woman
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Box 10 | Folder 9 |
Tony Tone, LA Sunshine, and Grandmaster Caz, Harlem World
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July 3, 1981 | ||
Signed on the front by Tony Tone, LA Sunshine, and Grandmaster Caz; dated on the back
"July 3, 1981: Battle"
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Scope and Contents
Tony Tone and Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers pose with LA Sunshine of
the Treacherous Three
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Box 10 | Folder 10 |
Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx High School
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1981 | ||
Scope and Contents
Cold Crush Brothers and the audience at the South Bronx High School gym
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Box 10 | Folder 11 |
Inside the Botanica
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1981 | ||
Scope and Contents
Clerk behind the counter inside Botanica -- a store that sold religious supplies (rosaries,
candles, etc.)
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Box 10 | Folder 13 |
Cold Crush Brothers Studio Shot
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1982 | ||
Caption in red marker: These are the eighties and it [sic] all about C.C.: Cold Crush!!
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Scope and Contents
Posed picture of Cold Crush in suits
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Box 10 | Folder 14 |
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
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1982 | ||
Scope and Contents
Posed studio shot of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five; photographer unknown.
Sugarhill Records publicity photo.
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Box 10 | Folder 12 |
Kurtis Blow and Melle Mel
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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.
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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.
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Box 10 | Folder 14 |
5 Additions
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1983 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 1 |
8 x 10" photographs
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Undated | ||
Box 3 | Folder 2 |
8 x 10" photographs
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Undated | ||
Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Mounted and assorted sizes
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1981 | ||
4 x 6 Prints - Cold Crush Brothers
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Box 12 | Folder 1 |
Cold Crush Brothers and fans at T-Connection
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1979 | ||
17 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 2 |
Roseland Ballroom
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1980 | ||
6 prints
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Scope and Contents
The Fearless Four onstage; Money Ray, Joe Conzo, Easy A.D. and friends in the audience.
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Box 12 | Folder 3 |
Cold crush Brothers, South Bronx H.S.
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1980 | ||
15 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 4 |
Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx H.S. Prom
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1980 | ||
17 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 5 |
Cold Crush van ride (Tony Tone's van) upstate NY
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1980 | ||
9 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 6 |
Cold Crush, Skate Palace (onstage)
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1981 | ||
17 prints
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush performance at the Skatin' Palace in 1981.
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Box 12 | Folder 7 |
Cold Crush, Skate Palace (backstage)
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1981 | ||
5 prints
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush backstage at the Skatin' Palace, 1981.
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Box 12 | Folder 8 |
Cold Crush and Loose Bruce, Club Negril's
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1981 | ||
23 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 9 |
Charlie Chase, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Mixer DST, Kips Bay Boys Club
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1981 | ||
1 prints
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Scope and Contents
Charlie Chase, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grand Mixer DST at the Kips Bay Boys Club, 1981.
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Box 12 | Folder 10 |
Cold Crush, Electricians' Hall (Amityville, Long Island)
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1981 | ||
1 prints
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Box 12 | Folder 11 |
Cold Crush at the Fever (167th and Jerome)
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1981 | ||
12 prints
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Box 12 | Folder 12 |
Cold Crush Harlem World Easter Show
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1981 | ||
50 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 13 |
Cold Crush and the Treacherous Three, Norman Thomas H.S
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1981 | ||
9 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 14 |
Cold Crush upstairs at Harlem World
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1981 | ||
12 prints
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush rehearsing upstairs at Harlem World before a show in 1981.
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Box 12 | Folder 15 |
Cold Crush, Hoe Ave. Boys Club
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1981 | ||
6 prints
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush performance at Roosevelt H.S. with pictures of crowd and members.
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Box 12 | Folder 16 |
Cold Crush Brothers and Fantastic Romantic Five 'Wild Style' Rehearsals
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1981 | ||
13 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 17 |
Cold Crush Brothers and Charlie Ahearn signing the 'Wild Style' contract, Dixie Club
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1981 | ||
8 prints
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Scope and Contents
Cold Crush and Charlie Ahearn sign the contract for Ahearn's film Wild Style.
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Box 12 | Folder 18 |
Cold Crush Brothers Hoe Ave Boys Club
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1981 | ||
22 prints
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Box 12 | Folder 19 |
Cold Crush Brothers and Fantastic Romantic Five battle, Harlem World
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1981 | ||
13 prints
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Scope and Contents
Pictures of the Cold Crush Brothers performance in the famous battle with the Fantastic
Romantic Five.
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Box 12 | Folder 20 |
Cold Crush Brothers, South Bronx High School
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1981 | ||
2 prints
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Box 12 | Folder 21 |
Zulu Nation Anniversary, Bronx River
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1981 | ||
4 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 22 |
Cold Crush Portraits
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1981 | ||
3 prints
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Scope and Contents
Three portrait photos taken on Prospect Ave. and 156th street in the Bronx.
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Box 12 | Folder 23 |
Cold Crush Brothers studio portraits
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1981 | ||
101 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 24 |
Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World
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1981-1982 | ||
35 prints
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Scope and Contents
Posed and performance shots of Cold Crush Brothers (in suits)
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Box 12 | Folder 25 |
Cold Crush Brothers, Harlem World
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1982 | ||
24 prints
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Scope and Contents
Wide shots of the stage during a Cold Crush performance at Harlem World
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Box 12 | Folder 26 |
Norman Thomas High School Senior Boat Ride
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1982 | ||
6 prints
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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
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Box 12 | Folder 27 |
Treacherous Three Anniversary - Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Ace and D-Ski, Wayne and
Charlie; Harlem World
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1982-1983 | ||
39 prints
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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.
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Box 12 | Folder 28 |
Cold Crush - Wild Style Filming, Dixie Club,
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1981 | ||
3 prints
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Scope and Contents
These pictures show the filming of a scene for Wild Style. The film crew is visible
in the crowd.
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4 x 6 Prints - Bronx, N.Y. Scenes
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Box 13 | Folder 1 |
United Bronx Parents Picnic
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1978-1979 | ||
17 prints
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Scope and Contents
Photos of unidentified individuals from a UBP picnic in 1978. Also one picture of
Joe's girlfriend Teresa.
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Box 13 | Folder 2 |
Fort Apache: The Bronx' Protest
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March 24th, 1980 | ||
5 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 3 |
Tito Puente and Machito outdoor performance
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1980 | ||
15 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 4 |
Vigil for John Lennon at Strawberry Fields, Central Park
|
December 9, 1980 | ||
1 prints
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Scope and Contents
Two young girls mourning John Lennon in Central Park
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Box 13 | Folder 5 |
Mean Machine' outdoor event, 3rd Ave Hub
|
1981 | ||
32 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 6 |
Government Cheese handout, United Bronx Parents
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1982 | ||
12 prints
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Scope and Contents
Residents of the Bronx waiting in line to pick up free government cheese at United
Bronx Parents.
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Box 13 | Folder 7 |
South Bronx Photography
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1978-1979 | ||
52 prints
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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).
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Box 13 | Folder 8 |
South Bronx Street Scenes
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1979 | ||
49 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 9 |
South Bronx Street Scenes
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1981-1983 | ||
13 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 10 |
Joe Conzo Portraits
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1976-1983 | ||
74 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 11 |
United Bronx Parents Portraits
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1979-1981 | ||
11 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 12 |
Joe Conzo personal photos
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1978-1982 | ||
67 prints
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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.
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Box 13 | Folder 13 |
Contact Sheets
|
1976-1983 | ||
35 prints
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Negatives closed for research, access to those materials is available through the
digital collection.
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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
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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
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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
|
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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
|
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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.
|
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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.
|
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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"
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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.
|
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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 |