Photographic print of checkers players in front of Babe's Place
date: label: Date
content: June 1949
name: label: Photograph by
content: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Albert Valentine, American
label: Subject of
content: John Gray, American
label: Subject of
content: Clarence Walker, American
label: Subject of
content: Ray Harris, American
label: Subject of
content: Joe Mitchell, American
label: Subject of
content: R. L. Lipscomb, American
label: Subject of
content: Richard Reed, American
label: Subject of
content: West Wall, American
label: Subject of
content: Theodore Campbell, American
label: Subject of
content: Claud Foster, American
label: Subject of
content: Clifford L. Brown Jr., American
label: Subject of
content: "Checkers" Brown, American
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place captured
content: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Recreation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.302.59
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 8 5/8 × 11 in. (21.9 × 27.9 cm)