Manufactured by:

Pressman Toy Corporation, American, founded 1922  Search this

Owned by:

Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013  Search this

Subject of:

Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 14 11/16 × 14 11/16 × 3/8 in. (37.3 × 37.3 × 1 cm)

Type:

board games

Place used:

Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

after 1972

Description:

A black and red Pressman Toys checkerboard used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. This cardboard checkerboard is visibly creased in the middle, with “Pressman” printed in black ink in one quadrant, and [010 Pressman Toy Corporation, New York, NY 10011.] printed in white ink in another quadrant.

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Men  Search this

Mental health  Search this

Prisons  Search this

Recreation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds

Object number:

A2018.36.1.12.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Herman Wallace Archival Collection

Classification:

Toys and Games

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce3fb239-3da6-4996-82f3-bf0df7cadb67

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2018.36.1.12.3