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  • Gabe Curtis Brothers

    Gabe Curtis Brothers

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Brothers, Gabe Curtis, American, born 1952
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    June 16, 2007; printed 2012
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Gabe Curtis Brothers. He is looking at the camera and wearing a black shirt. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
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    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Members Standing Outside the Club at 813 S Street, NW

    Members Standing Outside the Club at 813 S Street, NW

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Cunningham, Donald, American, born 1946
    Williams, John A. III, American, 1941 - 2010
    Glenn, George E., American, 1931 - 2010
    Griffin, Oliver, American, born 1934
    Taylor, Spencer, American, born 1928
    Owens, Freddie, American, born 1942
    Curtis, John, American, born 1940
    Clark, Fletcher, American, born 1929
    Fletcher, Thomas, Cuban, born 1933
    Webber, Thomas Franklin, American, born 1954
    Johnson, Charles, American
    Roberts, Talmadge, American, born 1931
    Brothers, Gabe Curtis, American, born 1952
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    June 20, 2009; printed 2012
    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.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.43
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Members Inside the Club

    Members Inside the Club

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Owens, Freddie, American, born 1942
    Williams, John A. III, American, 1941 - 2010
    Webber, Thomas Franklin, American, born 1954
    Griffin, Oliver, American, born 1934
    Glenn, George E., American, 1931 - 2010
    Fletcher, Thomas, Cuban, born 1933
    Clark, Fletcher, American, born 1929
    Brothers, Gabe Curtis, American, born 1952
    Curtis, John, American, born 1940
    Taylor, Spencer, American, born 1928
    Johnson, Charles, American
    Roberts, Talmadge, American, born 1931
    Cunningham, Donald, American, born 1946
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 29, 2009; printed 2012
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of members of the Capital Pool Checkers Club inside the club surrounding a checkers board table. Standing in the back row is Freddie Owens, John Williams, Thomas Franklin Webber, Oliver Griffin, George Glenn and Thomas Fletcher. Sitting in the front row is Fletcher Clark, Gabe Curtis Brothers, John Curtis, Spencer Taylor, Charles Griffin, Tal Roberts and Donald Cunningham. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.46
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
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    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Inside the Club

    Inside the Club

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Clark, Fletcher, American, born 1929
    Owens, Freddie, American, born 1942
    Harmon, Ray, American, born 1949
    Brothers, Gabe Curtis, American, born 1952
    Webber, Thomas Franklin, American, born 1954
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2009; printed 2012
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of men in the middle of checkers games inside the Capital Pool Checkers Club. The men are Fletcher Clark, Freddie Owens, Ray Harmon, Gabe Curtis Brothers and Thomas Franklin Webber. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.45
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Inside Club

    Inside Club

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Fletcher, Thomas, Cuban, born 1933
    DeShields, William, American, 1927 - 2010
    Dixon, James B., American, born 1927
    Self, John Henry, American, born 1936
    Clark, Fletcher, American, born 1929
    Griffin, Oliver, American, born 1934
    Roberts, Talmadge, American, born 1931
    Webber, Thomas Franklin, American, born 1954
    Brothers, Gabe Curtis, American, born 1952
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    November 1, 2008; printed 2012
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of the inside of the Capital Pool Checkers Club from the front door to the back of the building. Sitting on the side under the wall of photographs is: unidentified man, Thomas Fletcher, William DeShields, and an unidentified man. James Dixon is standing. At the first table facing the camera are John Henry Self, Fletcher Clark, and Oliver Griffin, with their backs to the camera are Tal Roberts and Thomas Franklin Webber. At the back table facing the camera is Gabe Curtis Brothers. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.37
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
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  • Members Inside the Club

    Members Inside the Club

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Glenn, George E., American, 1931 - 2010
    Johnson, Charles, American
    Fletcher, Thomas, Cuban, born 1933
    Clark, Fletcher, American, born 1929
    Brothers, Gabe Curtis, American, born 1952
    Griffin, Oliver, American, born 1934
    Lee, Pernell, American, born 1936
    Owens, Freddie, American, born 1942
    Williams, John A. III, American, 1941 - 2010
    Curtis, John, American, born 1940
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    June 20, 2009; printed 2012
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of an interior shot of the club with the following members (left to right): George Glenn, Charles Griffin, Thomas Fletcher, Fletcher Clark, Gabe Curtis Brothers, Oliver Griffin, Pernell Lee, Freddie Owens, John Williams, John Curtis. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Fletcher Clark playing Gabe Curtis Brothers

    Fletcher Clark playing Gabe Curtis Brothers

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Clark, Fletcher, American, born 1929
    Brothers, Gabe Curtis, American, born 1952
    Fletcher, Thomas, Cuban, born 1933
    Johnson, Charles, American
    Owens, Freddie, American, born 1942
    Williams, John A. III, American, 1941 - 2010
    Curtis, John, American, born 1940
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    June 20, 2009; printed 2012
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a checkers game between Fletcher Clark, who is wearing the Obama baseball cap, and Gabe Curtis Brothers. Thomas Fletcher is on the far left, Charles Griffin is sitting below the wall of photographs, watching. Freddie Owens is also on the side, watching. John Williams is facing the camera, underneath the clock. John Curtis is on the far right, facing the camera. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Men
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
    Object number
    2012.41.42
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
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