Seeking Negro League Images

[drmiraculous]

Hi all,
I hoped to maybe get some help on a project I have been working on covering Black baseball as it developed in Alabama. Several net54 members have already been very cool with assisting and I am so thankful!

I am searching for images of players who have connections to Alabama for a book to be published later this year. I have had trouble locating some of these guys and hoped the forum might either have or direct me to some high quality scans. It's the unsung guys I am hoping to give some props and would love to put faces with their names. Some have images out there but are really low dpi and my publisher is a demon about high res, I hoped someone here might have better quality.

Its a project I have been working on for a several years and I am excited to see it come to fruition. Thank you so much for any help or info you might have.



Teams:

1918 Chicago Giants or earlier

1920's Birmingham Black Barons team, any year

1930's BBB's team photo, any year

Cuban House of David 1930's

Zulu Cannibal Giants 1936 or other

Ethiopian Clowns 1945 or other

Hobson City ballgame postcard 1910

Mobile Alabama Black team image, any year pre-1945

Birmingham Unions, any year

French Lick Plutos, any year


Players:

Doc Sykes

William Clarence Matthews

Robert "Bobby" Marshall

Juanelo Mirabal

Sam Streeter

Harry Salmon

Eli Juan

John Juran

Newt Joseph

Robert Poindexter

Poindexter Williams

Willie Foster

Clarence Smith

George Mitchell

Albert Frazier

Howard Easterling

David Whatley

Andrew Walker

Gus Greenlee

Jim Patton

Matthew Jackson

John Washington

Carvin Crowe

Al Saylor

Tommy Sampson

Dizzy Dismukes

Turkey Stearnes


*Leon please shove this post to a different forum if I have dropped it in the wrong spot, thank you!

[Schlesinj]

Have you been too the Negro Southern League Museum in Birmingham?

[drmiraculous]

Absolutely! Dr. Ravel and the staff have been awesome, I made one trip there already and head back soon for another meeting. They have helped with some rare guys and offered every support an author could ask for.

This list comprises many of the guys who might slip through without any associated images unless I can come up with other sources. I thought the folks here might be familiar with a few of these.

[Schlesinj]

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[Leon]

Here is a Zulu postmarked 1935...

[drmiraculous]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

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I love it! Do we know which one is Rube?

Originally Posted by Leon

Here is a Zulu postmarked 1935...

Thank you, that is fantastic! Would you be willing to send a hq scan that I could include in the book? I had hoped to find something from them, I have an Indy Clowns program, those two teams were often barnstorming here.

[Leon]

Sure, as long as you give credit where the pics come from I am glad to help.

[drmiraculous]

Absolutely I gladly give credit! I am happy to credit and might legally required, my publisher has a whole list of rules I had no clue about until I signed on. Image rights got complex fast, especially on personal shots where theres no telling who took the snap. That sent me lookin for images to replace some of the ones I learned would be denied or unusable due to rights problems.

Gilkersons Union Giants, looks like maybe 1920 or round about? Another barnstorming beast on the road, they were!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by drmiraculous

Absolutely I gladly give credit! I am happy to credit and might legally required, my publisher has a whole list of rules I had no clue about until I signed on. Image rights got complex fast, especially on personal shots where theres no telling who took the snap. That sent me lookin for images to replace some of the ones I learned would be denied or unusable due to rights problems.

Gilkersons Union Giants, looks like maybe 1920 or round about? Another barnstorming beast on the road, they were!

Yes, I think if we say ca.1920s, we'll be pretty close on it.

This one isn't a barnstorming team but what an early postcard image. Very rough shape but you take what you can!

[drmiraculous]

Originally Posted by Leon

Yes, I think if we say ca.1920s, we'll be pretty close on it.

This one isn't a barnstorming team but what an early postcard image. Very rough shape but you take what you can!

Outstanding, that is a rare one! X R? Maybe a railroad company team? Agree its a keeper!!

[Vintagedeputy]

Not on your list but you’re welcome to use it.

[Exhibitman]

Dunno if this has any relevance:



It's a military team around 1940. The name "Brown Bombers" may be a reference to Alabama native Joe Louis (one of his nicknames was "The Brown Bomber") or a reference to air force bombers? I have no idea. I just thought it was a cool photo.

[drmiraculous]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Dunno if this has any relevance:



It's a military team around 1940. The name "Brown Bombers" may be a reference to Alabama native Joe Louis (one of his nicknames was "The Brown Bomber") or a reference to air force bombers? I have no idea. I just thought it was a cool photo.

This is cool! I think Joe sponsored some wartime leagues USO leagues, its possible this could be connected, maybe even a semi pro or youth league. Never seen one of these before, thank you!

[drmiraculous]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Not on your list but you’re welcome to use it.

Thank you so much, Jimmy was a legend and spent one season with B'ham's Black Barons!