Checkers. Stearns' book of portraits of prominent players of the world
A portrait book of checkers players compiled by L. M. Stearns and published in Derry, New Hampshire, in 1900, aimed at checkers enthusiasts who wanted to see the leading players of the day. The pictures are plain head-and-shoulders studio portraits of men in dark suits and collars, some photographic and some engraved, with a sober, archival tone a designer could draw on for period character studies, formal dress, and vintage monochrome portraiture.
