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Members Standing Outside the Club at 813 S Street, NW

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Object Details

Photograph by
Peggy Fleming, American
Printed by
James Steele, American
Subject of
Donald Cunningham, American, born 1946
John A. Williams III, American, 1941 - 2010
George E. Glenn, American, 1931 - 2010
Oliver Griffin, American, born 1934
Spencer Taylor, American, born 1928
Freddie Owens, American, born 1942
John Curtis, American, born 1940
Fletcher Clark, American, born 1929
Thomas Fletcher, Cuban American, born 1933
Thomas Franklin Webber, American, born 1954
Charles Johnson, American
Talmadge Roberts, American, born 1931
Gabe Curtis Brothers, American, born 1952
Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
Description
A black-and-white photograph of the Capital Pool checkers Club standing outside in front of the building. Back row: Donald Cunningham, John Williams, George Glenn, Oliver Griffin, Spencer Taylor, Freddie Owens, John Curtis. 2nd/3rd row: Fletcher Clark, Thomas Fletcher, Thomas Franklin Webber, Charles Griffin, Tal Roberts, Gabe Curtis Brothers. The print is inscribed on the back.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
June 20, 2009; printed 2012
Object number
2012.41.43
Restrictions & Rights
© Peggy Fleming
Type
black-and-white photographs
portraits
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Local and regional
Men
Photography
Recreation
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.41.43
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d2b11be-ac14-468c-8e63-368129bdbda1

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