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Thomas Fletcher playing Charles "CJ" Griffin

March 29, 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.

Black-and-white photograph of four men seated at a table playing two games of checkers. Two men are standing behind them. Each of the standing men is watching a checker game. Thomas Fletcher and Charles "CJ" Griffin are playing checkers in the foreground. Ray Harmon, Mike Weaver, Tony Simuel, Oliver Griffin are also pictured. The print is inscribed on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2012.41.3

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