Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 4 5/16 × 9/16 in. (11.5 × 11 × 1.5 cm)

Type:

checkers (game pieces)

Place used:

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

Date:

after 1972

Description:

A small clear plastic bag of red checker pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. On one side of the bag in black ink is printed: [Made in China / Fabriqué en Chine]. The bag is unopened.

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:

A2018.36.1.13.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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/fd577fad721-28f5-48b6-bd4d-86f65575b932

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2018.36.1.13.2