Sir Lurksalot photopack (Negro League players)

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Dave Whitney, SS, is shown in the uniform of the Kansas City Monarchs.

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Beauregard "B. G." Stephens, P. is shown in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform.

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Larry Williams, OF, is shown in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform. This is an improved photo for Larry. The previous one showed him as an older man.

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Robert L. "Peachhead" Mitchell, P, is shown in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform. Previously found photos have depicted him as an older man.

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Marvin Jones, P, is shown in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform. Previously found photo depicted him in an industrial league uniform.

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James "Speedy" Gilmore, P, is shown in the uniform of the Kansas City Monarchs.

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J. C. Hartman, SS, is shown in the uniform of the Kansas City Monarchs.

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Sherwood "Woody" Brewer, OF/INF, is shown in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform.

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Julian "Jute" Bell was a pitcher with the Birmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Stars, and Louisville White Sox during the 1923-31 period. He was later the Athletic Director at Fisk University and Knoxville College. He is shown here in a business suit.

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Eugene Bragg was a substitute catcher for the Chicago American Giants in 1925. He is shown here in street clothes from a photo posted on the Find-A-Grave website pertaining to him.

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I found this photo while on a quest for an image of Alex "Alvin" Brooks, an outfielder with four Negro League teams during the 1934-40 period. I first encountered this Alvin Brooks when he was Human Relations Director for the City of Kansas City, Missouri. In the article about him, it confirmed that he was a former Negro Leagues ballplayer. That was in the 1980's, so I thought I had the right man. But this photo is much later. At this point, he was the mayor pro-tem of Kansas City, and it was now the year 2002. I figure that Alex "Alvin" Brooks must have been almost 90 years old by 2002, so it is highly improbable that he would have been in such a weighty position at that age. So we have a photo of a Negro Leagues player named Alvin Brooks, but it's not known what position he played nor with what team. It's likely that it was in the later stages of the Negro Leagues' history.

On further research, I've concluded that this Kansas City Alvin Brooks was born in 1932, which is consistent with my previous assumption that he wasn't Alex "Alvin" Brooks. I found an article in the Kansas City Star in 1963 which reported that as a young police officer at age 31 he had gotten into a car accident. (Later in his career, he served as police commissioner of Kansas City). Then I found a 2010 TV news video celebrating his 78th birthday.

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Here's a better image of Kansas City's Alvin Brooks.

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Luther Carmichael was secretary of the Negro Southern League in 1948.

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Minski "Manny" Cartledge, P, is shown in the uniform of the Philadelphia Stars.

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L. A. Brown was an officer with the St. Louis Stars in 1926 and 1927.

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Samuel "Sam" Sheppard was a player with the New York Gothams in 1887. Later, he became a doctor and co-owner of the St. Louis Giants in 1922. He continued with the franchise as it became the St. Louis Stars, and he was an officer with the Stars at the time of this photo in 1926.

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A. D. Williams was an officer with the Indianapolis ABC's in 1925. He was also the director of records for the Negro National League in 1926.

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John T. "Big" Matthews was owner and officer of the Dayton Marcos during the 1919-33 period.

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Dr. George B. Keys was an officer with the St. Louis Stars during the 1922-32 period. He also served as an officer of the Negro National League.

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William N. "Bill" Davis was a pitcher with the Philadelphia Stars from 1945 to 1947. He is shown here in the uniform of the Goshen Red Wings of Greensboro, North Carolina.