- 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
- 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
- 2012.41.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Peggy Fleming
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.