Skip to main content
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian
  • Visit

    Visit

    Get the latest information about timed passes and tips for planning your visit
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Accessibility Options
    • Sweet Home Café
    • Museum Store
    • Museum Maps
    • Our Mobile App
  • Explore

    Explore

    Search the collection and explore our exhibitions, centers, and digital initiatives
    • Search the Collection
    • Exhibitions
    • The Curator Chats Series
    • Collection Stories
    • NMAAHC Digital Resources Guide
    • Blog
    • Many Lenses
    • Building
    • Museum Centers
    • Initiatives
    • Open Access
    • Publications
  • Learn

    Learn

    Online resources for educators, students, and families
    • Educators
    • Students
    • Adults
    • Early Childhood
    • Library
    • Talking About Race
  • Connect

    Connect

    Engage with us and support the Museum from wherever you are
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Internships & Fellowships
    • Contact
  • Events

    Events

    View a calendar of our public programs
    • Today at the Museum
    • Host an Event at NMAAHC
    • Upcoming Events
    • Ongoing Tours and Activities
    • Recent Events
  • About

    About

    Learn more about the Museum and view recent news
    • About the Museum
    • Leadership
    • Meet Our Curators
    • Founding Donors
    • Corporate Leadership Council
    • Newsroom
    • NMAAHC Annual Reports
  • Donate
  • Search

Search form

Collection Home

Collection Search Results

Search:
Filter:
Close Facet Modal
Basic Advanced
  • Topic
    • Men 7 [-]
    • Photography 7 [-]
    • Recreation 7 [-]
    Search More Topics
    Show More Topics Show Fewer Topics
  • Name
    • Capital Pool Checkers Club 7 [-]
    • Fleming, Peggy 7 [-]
    • Steele, James 7 [-]
    • Fletcher, Thomas 5 [-]
    • Griffin, Oliver 5 [-]
    • Brothers, Gabe Curtis 4 [-]
    • Clark, Fletcher 4 [-]
    • Curtis, John 4 [-]
    • Glenn, George E. 4 [-]
    • Owens, Freddie 4 [-]
    • Williams, John A. 4 [-]
    • Weaver, Mike 3 [-]
    • Cunningham, Donald 2 [-]
    • Roberts, Talmadge 2 [-]
    • Taylor, Spencer 2 [-]
    • Webber, Thomas Franklin 2 [-]
    • Davis, Steven 1 [-]
    • Dixon, James B. 1 [-]
    • Harmon, Ray 1 [-]
    • Lee, Pernell 1 [-]
    • Simuel, Tony 1 [-]
    Search More Names
    Show More Names Show Fewer Names
  • Object Type
    • Photographs 7 [-]
    • Portraits 2 [-]
    Search More Object Types
    Show More Object Types Show Fewer Object Types
  • Date
    • 2000s 7 [-]
    • 2010s 7 [-]
    Search More Dates
    Show More Dates Show Fewer Dates
  • Place
    • District of Columbia 7 [-]
    • North and Central America 7 [-]
    • United States 7 [-]
    • Washington 7 [-]
    Search More Places
    Show More Places Show Fewer Places
  • Media Type
    • Images 7 [-]
    Search More Media Types
    Show More Media Types Show Fewer Media Types
Filter Results
Applied Filters: clear all filters
    Included:
  • name:"Johnson, Charles"
Your search found 7 result(s).
Print
  • 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 American, 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
    Date
    June 20, 2009; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    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.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d2b11be-ac14-468c-8e63-368129bdbda1
  • Mike Weaver playing Charles Johnson

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Weaver, Mike, Jamaican, born 1971
    Johnson, Charles, American
    Glenn, George E., American, 1931 - 2010
    Dixon, James B., American, born 1927
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Date
    November 21, 2009; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a game of checkers between Mike Weaver and Charles Griffin. Looking on are members George Glenn and James Dixon. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Topic
    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
    2012.41.50
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7cc9d48-d8fc-4f70-84a2-f4df006177f8
  • 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 American, 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
    Date
    June 20, 2009; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    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.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Topic
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5030abec0-2e7e-4e44-9db4-b86975a67e55
  • Steven Davis on Cell Phone

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Davis, Steven, American
    Griffin, Oliver, American, born 1934
    Weaver, Mike, Jamaican, born 1971
    Johnson, Charles, American
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Date
    November 21, 2009; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a checkers game between Steven Davis, who is on his cell phone and Oliver Griffin. The game happening beside them is betweeen Mike Weaver and Charles Griffin. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Topic
    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
    2012.41.51
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c37df58-833e-4a14-ac09-dde367dce2c0
  • 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 American, 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
    Date
    August 29, 2009; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    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.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7753c40-b17f-4473-a8d8-41cca43f1562
  • Thomas Fletcher playing Charles "CJ" Griffin

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Fletcher, Thomas, Cuban American, born 1933
    Johnson, Charles, American
    Harmon, Ray, American, born 1949
    Weaver, Mike, Jamaican, born 1971
    Simuel, Tony, American, born 1950
    Griffin, Oliver, American, born 1934
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Date
    March 29, 2008; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    Black-and-white photograph of four men seated at a table playing two games of checkers. Two men are standing behind them. Each of the standing men is watching a checker game. Thomas Fletcher and Charles "CJ" Griffin are playing checkers in the foreground. Ray Harmon, Mike Weaver, Tony Simuel, Oliver Griffin are also pictured. The print is inscribed on the back.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Topic
    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
    2012.41.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd557592cb3-a13a-4fba-987b-372e4d45ec9f
  • 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 American, 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
    Date
    June 20, 2009; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    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.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    Topic
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b62fc01-0c99-4695-9e87-55a221cde359
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Museum Address

1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

  • Become a Member
  • Make a Donation

Get Updates

 
    Please leave this field empty
Email powered by Blackbaud Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • YouTube

Privacy | Terms of Use

Back to Top