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Old 12-08-2014, 12:15 PM
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Default Negro League late period photos. Need ID help.

Having spent my whole life in Kansas City, I felt the need to spring for these photos. Any ID help that you can add would be appreciated. It's late period Negro Leagues but it does include some early images of Ernie Banks and Elston Howard.

1. Kansas City’s “Blues Stadium” later named “Municipal Stadium” in 1955 when a second deck was added prior to the arrival of the new Kansas City Athletics team from Philadelphia. Photo back has “Richardson” written on it. These photos may have come from a Monarch’s player estateMonarch’s pitcher Gene Richardson who was with the Monarchs from 1947 – 1953.
2. Monarch’s Earl Taborn running to first in a game action shot at KC’s Blues Stadium c. 1947-49. Written on the back of the photo - “That blurr is catcher Taborn out at first”.
3. Indianapolis Clowns players Raynaldo “Verdes” Drake (aka Dreke), Henry “Speed” Merchant and Johnson.
4. Player from the integrated minor league Carlsbad (NM) Potashers.
5. Monarch players warming up at Kansas City Blues Stadium.
6. Indianapolis Clowns players relaxing while eating.
7. A young Elston Howard with the Monarchs. Howard would later break the color barrier for the NY Yankees (“Elston Howard” written on the back of the photo).
8. Johnson and a young Ernie Banks while with the KC Monarchs.
9. Several veteran KC Monarch players.
10. Player from the integrated minor league Carlsbad (NM) Potashers.
11. Bonnie Serrell of the Monarchs. Looks like this game is being played at a horse racing track.
12. Carlsbad Potasher.
13. KC’s Buck O’Neil (No. 22) and Herb “Baldy” Souell.
14. Monarch players at the team bus. Who are they?
15. Taborn of the KC Monarchs.
16. Same group of Monarch veteran players.
17. Taborn again.
18. Two Carlsbad Potasher players.
19. KC’s Tom Cooper alongside Elston Howard. On the back is written “Cooper facing Howard No. 10”
20. Players getting on the team bus.
21. Believed to be Monarch’s catcher Earl Taborn.
22. Monarch’s player.
23. Double-exposed photo of Monarch’s player in the batter’s box with possibly Taborn behind the plate.

1 Kansas City’s “Blues Stadium” later named “Municipal Stadium” in 1955 when a second deck was added prior to the arrival of the new Kansas City Athletics team from Philadelphia. Photo back has “Richardson” written on it. These photos may have come from a Monarch’s player estate. Monarch’s pitcher Gene Richardson who was with the Monarchs from 1947 – 1953.
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2 Monarch’s Earl Taborn running to first in a game action shot at KC’s Blues Stadium c. 1947-49. Written on the back of the photo - “That blurr is catcher Taborn out at first”.

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3 Indianapolis Clowns players Raynaldo “Verdes” Drake (aka Dreke), Henry “Speed” Merchant and Johnson.
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4 Player from the integrated minor league Carlsbad (NM) Potashers.
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5 Monarch players warming up at Kansas City Blues Stadium.
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6 Indianapolis Clowns players relaxing while eating.
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7 A young Elston Howard with the Monarchs. Howard would later break the color barrier for the NY Yankees (“Elston Howard” written on the back of the photo).
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8 Johnson and a young Ernie Banks while with the KC Monarchs.
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9 Several veteran KC Monarch players.
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10 Player from the integrated minor league Carlsbad (NM) Potashers.
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11 Bonnie Serrell of the Monarchs. Looks like this game is being played at a horse racing track.
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12 Carlsbad Potasher.
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13 KC’s Buck O’Neil (No. 22) and Herb “Baldy” Souell.
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14 Monarch players at the team bus. Who are they?
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15 Taborn of the KC Monarchs.
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16 Same group of Monarch veteran players.
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17 Taborn again.
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18 Two Carlsbad Potasher players.
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Old 12-08-2014, 12:17 PM
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19 KC’s Tom Cooper alongside Elston Howard. On the back is written “Cooper facing Howard No. 10”
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20 Players getting on the team bus.
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21 Believed to be Monarch’s catcher Earl Taborn.
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22 Monarch’s player.
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23 Double-exposed photo of Monarch’s player in the batter’s box with possibly Taborn behind the plate.
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Old 12-08-2014, 12:19 PM
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Very nice snapshots!
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Old 12-08-2014, 12:36 PM
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Neat photos.

I'm pretty certain images 5,8,11,13,15,17 were taken at Plant Field in Tampa (spring training?). If you'll notice, there is a track present in few as well as a ferris wheel in image 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Field
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Old 12-08-2014, 12:47 PM
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Neat photos.

I'm pretty certain images 5,8,11,13,15,17 were taken at Plant Field in Tampa (spring training?). If you'll notice, there is a track present in few as well as a ferris wheel in image 13.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_Field
Awesome Chris! Based on your info, I just pulled this photo off the internet:

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Old 12-08-2014, 12:58 PM
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Your welcome! Neat shot. I've never seen that one...
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Old 12-08-2014, 01:30 PM
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Just received a PM (thanks Matt) indicating that photo #14 is Connie Johnson on the left, Buck O'Neil on the right.

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Really cool photos

Out of curiosity, photos taken by family? Or acquired other method?
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Really cool photos

Out of curiosity, photos taken by family? Or acquired other method?
I suspect these are from Taborn's family or possibly Richardson's.
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