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A Photographic Treasury of Baseball’s Deadball Era

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.…

Jim Thorpe in Marlin Springs, Texas in 1914 for Spring Training with the New York Giants. Thorpe was the most celebrated athlete in the world at that time, although his talent never truly translated to baseball success.