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Inside the Club

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of men in the middle of checkers games inside the Capital Pool Checkers Club. The men are Fletcher Clark, Freddie Owens, Ray Harmon, Gabe Curtis Brothers and Thomas Franklin Webber. The print is inscribed on the back.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Peggy Fleming, American
Printed by
James Steele, American
Subject of
Fletcher Clark, American, born 1929
Freddie Owens, American, born 1942
Ray Harmon, American, born 1949
Gabe Curtis Brothers, American, born 1952
Thomas Franklin Webber, American, born 1954
Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
Date
2009; printed 2012
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Type
black-and-white photographs
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