Jim Thorpe in his first Spring Training as a Major League player. He is wearing a 1912 New York Giants uniform. The team doctor, Frank Finley is wearing a 1913 Giants jersey. Finley was John McGraw’s personal physician and obviously had privileges in training camp. The period handwritten inscription at the bottom of the print states “Jim Thorpe …. Dr. Finley” on the top line and “N.Y B. Club 1913 Marlin, Texas” on the bottom line.

The photographer is unknown as it is unlikely to have been the Stephen Abatti from Pennslyvania as noted on the mount. Most likely this original photo was mounted by someone, perhaps Thorpe or Finley on a period mount for preservation purposes.