Ervin Ford was an outfielder with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1951. He then launched a minor league career, becoming the first Afro-American player with the Appleton Papermakers in 1952. He returned to the Clowns for 1954 and 1955. Then he was back into the minors with El Paso in 1956. The photo shows him with the El Paso Texans, and is from the El Paso Times of July 15, 1956. Some sources identify him as Erwin Ford.
His baseball-reference.com record for minor league purposes is at:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=ford--001erv