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Inside Club

November 1, 2008; printed 2012

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of the inside of the Capital Pool Checkers Club from the front door to the back of the building. Sitting on the side under the wall of photographs is: unidentified man, Thomas Fletcher, William DeShields, and an unidentified man. James Dixon is standing. At the first table facing the camera are John Henry Self, Fletcher Clark, and Oliver Griffin, with their backs to the camera are Tal Roberts and Thomas Franklin Webber. At the back table facing the camera is Gabe Curtis Brothers. The print is inscribed on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2012.41.37

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