Photograph of Clive Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1967
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
notes: label: Caption
content: This portrait of a young Clive Campbell was captured in Kingston, Jamaica. A copy of the photo was used in Campbell's passport, which he carried with him after his arrival in the United States in 1967. A few years later, he would adopt the name DJ Kool Herc, combining a popular cigarette brand ("Kool") with a school nickname inspired by his track-and-field skills ("Hercules").
label: Description
content: A black-and-white gelatin silver print of a young Clive Campbell (later known as DJ Kool Herc). Campbell is facing forward and captured from the chest up. He wears a dark colored suit and tie with a white shirt.
place: label: Place captured
content: Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: DJs (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Migrations
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.73.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 2 1/2 × 2 in. (6.4 × 5.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 2 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (6.7 × 5.7 cm)