- Photograph by
- Fleming, Peggy, American
- Printed by
- Steele, James, American
- Subject of
- Griffin, Oliver, American, born 1934
- Lee, Pernell, American, born 1936
- Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
- Date
- November 15, 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 Oliver Griffin leaning over a checker board. His left arm is rubbing the back of his neck. He is wearing a striped shirt and a wrist watch. Pernell Lee's arm is seen moving a checker piece. The print is inscribed on the back.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- Topic
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- Recreation
- Social life and customs
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
- Object number
- 2012.41.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Peggy Fleming
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




