Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Valentine, Albert, American
Gray, John, American
Walker, Clarence, American
Harris, Ray, American
Mitchell, Joe, American
Lipscomb, R. L., American
Wall, West, American
Reed, Richard, American
Campbell, Theodore, American
Foster, Claud, American
Brown, Clifford, American, 1930 - 1956
Brown, "Checkers", American
Date
1949; printed 2000
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 17 in. (31.8 × 43.2 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of a large group of men observing two separate games of checkers. The two checker tables, seated competitors, and bystanders are positioned on the sidewalk outside the store front of Babe's Place in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The man standing fifth from the left wearing the V-neck sweater is identified as "Checkers" Brown. Other men in the photograph include: Albert Valentine, John Gray, Clarence Walker, Ray Harris, Joe Mitchell, R. L. Lipscomb, Richard Reed, West Wall, Theodore "Ted" Campbell, Claud Foster, Clifford L. Brown Jr. In the bottom right corner of the print, below the image, is a handwritten notation in black ink which reads [118].
Place captured
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Press
Communities
Men
Photography
Recreation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift from Crystal Harris Pass and Family
Object number
2013.29
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d6a8f773-0185-4367-91a8-1f84020c0331

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