Gang members.
Subject
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago street gang collection
Collection
Identifier: 8133
Abstract
The Chicago street gang collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, memorial and business cards, ephemera, fabric patches, clothes, and inscribed books, documenting activities of the Chicago Gaylords (1953- ), as well as other street gangs in the Chicago area, dating from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
Dates:
Majority of material found within circa 1970-1980, 2004-2008
Photo albums of Crips gang members
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924130349719]
Identifier: 8708
Content Description
Photo albums (plus 39 loose photos) containing over 250 photographs documenting the lives of three Crips gang members, Iceman, Laffdog, and Yoyo, in the period of the rise and eventual decline of gangsta rap, the 1980s-early 2000s. The first album and the loose photos (Iceman's) cover the mid- to late 1980s, and include many images from jail cells and yards, images of friends flashing gang signs or flying colors, and images of friends and family from the West Side neighborhoods of South Los...
Dates:
1980s-2003
Street gang related artwork, snapshots, and correspondence
Collection
Identifier: 8169
Abstract
Materials compiled and created by Bam Bam Flores (b.1969) documenting activities during his early adulthood in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas from approximately 1993 to 1996. The collection is comprised of graffiti artwork, photographs, magazines, ephemera, and correspondence referencing gang life, exchanged during a period of incarceration.
Dates:
1993 - 1996