The Photographic Register — International Cribbage Association

The Officers in Portrait

Commissioned portraits and approved likenesses of the present and immediate past officers of the Association.

Ms. Alicia Lake, Director of Mentorship. Oil on canvas, anonymous, MMXXIV. From the standing collection of the Suckling House Secretariat. Presently relocated to the basement archive pending the determination of the Tribunal.

Mr. Tony Cullen in the official portrait commissioned by the IWCCA for the Hall of Champion, MMXXVI. Presently tarpaulined at the recommendation of the IWCCA Council.

Ms. Lake in the (figurative) divine pose long understood within the federated game as symbolic of her contributions to the modern era of the Association. Oil on canvas, commissioned by the IWCCA from the Cullen and Lake studio, MMXXV.

An alternative attribution of the same composition, submitted to the Office of the Director by Mr. Ronne in correspondence of January MMXXVI. The Director has reserved the question of accession pending the resolution of the principal proceedings.

Decorations & Engagements

Photographic record of the senior officers in the field, at sanctioned championships and on decorated occasions.

Mr. Cullen photographed during the East African sabbatical of MMXXVI, decorated with what Ms. Lake identified at the time as the Order of Canada. The citation, in respect of undercover assistance in the dismantling of a major syndicate, the Association is not at liberty to publish.

Ms. Lake at the closing leg of the Washington State Finals, MMXXVI. The closing hand was the eighth sanctioned twenty-nine of her career.

Ms. Lake at the close of a substantial gesture undertaken on the morning following the Washington State Finals. The particulars are known to the Sector Secretariat and to no further party.

Mr. Cullen at a sanctioned engagement, January MMXXVI. From the Secretariat archive.

The Bahamian Programmes

The Cullen family expedition to the Bahamas of MMXXIII, in the course of which Mrs. Cullen established the Spanish Wells Wild Pig Welfare Initiative under the Special Programs portfolio.

Mrs. Michelle Cullen, Director of Special Programs, in the company of the Spanish Wells sounder. 31 January MMXXIII.

Mr. Cullen in conference with a juvenile member of the sounder. Role characterised by the Director’s office as supportive and ancillary.

Ms. Lake in attendance as an observer at the Director’s standing invitation. 31 January MMXXIII.

A sanctioned vessel of the Cullen family at the close of a Caribbean engagement. The Convening Rule was, at this hour, in force.

A member of the Spanish Wells expedition party at the eastern cays, MMXXIII. The identification has not been settled by the archivist.

Mr. Douglas Ronne photographed in the main cabin of the Cullen family tender, mid-overhaul. The wrench is held aloft by tradition at the close of a successful maintenance engagement.

A member of the Bahamian expedition party at the eastern grotto, MMXXIII. The identification, again, has not been settled.

An equine cousin of the present proceedings, photographed at the roadside in the Eleuthera district. The animal has no standing in any sanctioned engagement.

Patronage and Commemoration

Donations to the Association from its patrons, and material from the standing commemorative archive.

The inlaid rosewood cribbage board donated by Patrons Katrina and Tim, now on display in the Director’s antechamber. The peg holes are positioned by tradition.

The Association’s standing nutritional supplement for sanctioned champions, distributed by the Secretariat on the day of the championship. Composition presently undisclosed.

Mr. Cullen’s annual seasonal greeting to the federated game, MMXXV. Distributed by the Secretariat to the membership in the customary manner.

Material in this Register is held in the standing collection of the Suckling House Secretariat. Photographic evidence in present proceedings before the Tribunal is held separately and is accessible by permission of the Office of the Tribunal.