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Claudius Hardy, Clip 2: Growing up in O'Connell Park

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Claudius Hardy
Date: Time Period: 1980s - 1990s; 2014-05-20; Interview recorded: May 20, 2014 Material: Digital audio recording made using ZOOM Handy Recorder H2n digital recorder and Adobe Audition. Dimension: Total running time: 0:03:25
Creator: Claudius Hardy interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:34052 hardy-claudius-clip2

Description: Claudius discusses more about the DJ Battles that were taken place in the parks. People used boomboxs to play the musics in the park, by hooking them up to the street lamps. They would have Rap and DJ Battles in O'Connor Park. From Part 2 of the interview.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:34079

Creator : Claudius Hardy interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1980s - 1990s; 2014-05-20; Interview recorded: May 20, 2014

Summary/Description : Claudius discusses more about the DJ Battles that were taken place in the parks. People used boomboxs to play the musics in the park, by hooking them up to the street lamps. They would have Rap and DJ Battles in O'Connor Park. From Part 2 of the interview.

Subject : Hip-hop; Teenagers

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Coverage : Locations discussed: O'Connor Park, Murdock Avenue and 196th Street, St. Albans, Queens, NY Saint Albans (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using ZOOM Handy Recorder H2n digital recorder and Adobe Audition.; Total running time: 0:03:25

Identifier : aql:34052 hardy-claudius-clip2

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