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  • John Henry Self

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Self, John Henry, American, born 1936
    Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
    Date
    October 25, 2008; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of John Henry Self. He is wearing a baseball cap, a jacket and has a mustache. A lighted hallway can be seen in the background. 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
    2012.41.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564aede7c-42cc-464e-8dcb-3e82ce966213
  • Inside Club

    Photograph by
    Fleming, Peggy, American
    Printed by
    Steele, James, American
    Subject of
    Fletcher, Thomas, Cuban American, 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
    Date
    November 1, 2008; 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 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.
    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
    2012.41.37
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Peggy Fleming
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8b33249-4c8d-4f24-b209-f003e5ce2a0e
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