Photograph by:

Milton Williams, American, born 1940  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, mounting board

Dimensions:

H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (23.5 x 34.9 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

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

Date:

March 1974

Caption:

Checker players at the corner of Sixth and Q Streets in northwest Washington. March 1974.

Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 147.

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of seven men wearing coats and hats outside a storefront. Several of the men sit on upturned crates around a checkerboard balanced on one man's lap. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Communities  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Photography  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number:

2011.15.6

Restrictions & Rights:

© Milton Williams

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5745407b3-e170-4445-8cf3-84b0f05c0791

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.15.6