- 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
- Reed, Richard, American
- Wall, West, American
- Campbell, Theodore, American
- Foster, Claud, American
- Brown, Clifford L. Jr., American
- Brown, "Checkers", American
- Date
- June 1949
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 8 5/8 × 11 in. (21.9 × 27.9 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.59
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




