- 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
- 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
- 2012.41.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Peggy Fleming
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.