Breakdancers pose in front of Finals graffiti mural, Hartford, 1984

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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/50002:6870

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Title

Breakdancers pose in front of Finals graffiti mural, Hartford, 1984

Origin Information

Date Created	1984

Parent Item

Hip Hop Collection

Resource Type

Still image

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Description

Baby (Elias Cruz), Peter Rodriguez, Richie Tavares, "Freek" (Joe Santiago) and unidentified breakdancer (b-boy) kneel in a half circle while one of them breakdances at the center. They are photographed in front of a graffiti mural that says "FiNALS."

Genre

Subject

African Americans artists

Geographic Subject

Hartford (Conn.)

Bushnell Park (Hartford, Conn.)

Physical Form

black-and-white photographs

Held By

Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library

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Copyright restrictions may apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library.

Note

Peace Train was a non-profit organization that produced concerts and events in all of Hartford's public parks and public housing projects from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. In the early 1980s they began to locate, promote, and develop the hip hop scene in Hartford, including breakdancing and popping (hip hop dance forms) competitions, and a touring young all-star team of dancers and graffiti writers from Hartford.

Note Type	source note
Note	Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library

Local Identifier

hpl_hhc_hhh_pt_138

Breakdancers pose in front of Finals graffiti mural, Hartford, 1984

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