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1704 Fuller Street N. W. Washington D. C. Chess Players

June, 1980

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

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Source catalog description

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 two men sitting on a brick wall playing chess. The man on the right is leaning forward, over the chess board, on his left elbow. A third man is looking between the leaning man's arm. The man on the left is laughing. Two women are standing behind them smiling. A girl is leaning against a light post in the background. A city street is also seen in the background. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2011.15.208

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