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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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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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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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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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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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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